2026 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays was held at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana on 2 and 3 May 2026.
3 May (repechage round & final)
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone |
| Dates | 2 May (heats) 3 May (repechage round & final) |
The event will serve as a qualifying event for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing. In this context, the top 12 teams in each event will qualify for the World Championships.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| Record | Team | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[2] |  Jamaica(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) |
36.84 |  London, United Kingdom |
11 August 2012 |
| Championships record[3] |  United States(Mike Rodgers, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey) |
37.38 |  Nassau, Bahamas |
2 May 2015 |
| 2026 World Leading[4] | Gainesville Elite B (Jordan Anthony, Trayvon Bromell, Jake Odey-Jordan, Noah Lyles) |
37.78 | Gainesville, United States |
18 April 2026 |
Qualification
The top 8 teams in each event at the 2025 World Athletics Championships automatically qualify for entry to the championships.[5] The remaining teams (up to 24 in total per event ) will be determined through the top lists in the qualification period from 1 January 2025 to 5 April 2026.[5] Host country Botswana can enter with one team in each event, regardless of any entry conditions.[5]
Program
Results
Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1)
The heats were held on 2 May 2026, starting at 15:30 in the afternoon. Qualification: the first 2 of each heat (WQ) plus 2 fastest times (Wq) qualify to World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Relays Final.[7]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |  United States |
Ronnie Baker, Max Thomas, Lance Lang, Pjai Austin | 37.77 | WQ, WL |
| 2 | 6 |  Botswana |
Jayson Game Mandoze, Selepe Prince Phaezel, Godiraone Lobatlamang, Letsile Tebogo | 37.96 | WQ, NR |
| 3 | 8 |  Netherlands |
Nsikak Ekpo, Taymir Burnet, Xavi Mo-Ajok, Elvis Afrifa | 38.00 | Wq, SB |
| 4 | 5 |  Japan |
Hiroki Yanagita, Shōta Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryū, Yuhi Mori | 38.01 | SB |
| 5 | 4 |  Italy |
Samuele Ceccarelli, Filippo Randazzo, Fausto Desalu, Chituru Ali | 38.74 | SB |
| 6 | 3 |  France |
Mohammed Badru, Ylann Bizasene, Théo Schaub, Aymeric Priam | 38.97 | SB |
| 7 | 2 |  Colombia |
Neiker Abello, Enoc Marun Moreno, Pedro Angel Agualimpia, Carlos Andrés Palacios | 40.86 | SB |
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Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Canada |
Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney, Andre De Grasse | 37.56 | WQ, WL |
| 2 | 6 |  Germany |
Kevin Kranz, Marvin Schulte, Owen Ansah, Lucas Ansah-Peprah | 37.67 | WQ, NR |
| 3 | 8 |  Australia |
Lachlan Kennedy, Joshua Azzopardi, Christopher Ius, Rohan Browning | 37.87 | Wq, AR |
| 4 | 7 | Jamaica |
Rohan Watson, Odaine McPherson, Adrian Kerr, Rasheed Foster | 38.08 | SB |
| 5 | 2 |  Kenya |
Mark Odhiambo, Ronald Koech, Meshack Babu, Ferdinand Omanyala | 38.50 | SB |
| 6 | 4 |  Spain |
Alberto Calero, Juan Carlos Castillo, Jaime Sancho, Jorge Hernandez | 38.80 | SB |
| 3 |  Belgium |
Kobe Vleminckx, Emiel Botterman, Antoine Snyders, Cédric Verschueren | DNF | ||
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Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  South Africa |
Myuyo Moss, Cheswill Johnson, Bradley Nkoana, Akani Simbine | 37.68 | WQ, SB |
| 2 | 8 | Great Britain |
Jeremiah Azu, Zharnel Hughes, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Romell Glave | 38.01 | WQ, SB |
| 3 | 4 |  China |
Shi Junhao, Zeng Keli, Wang Shengjie, He Jinxian | 38.02 | SB |
| 4 | 7 |  Ghana |
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, Benjamin Azamati, Joseph Amoah, Edwin Gadayi | 38.19 | SB |
| 5 | 6 |  Nigeria |
Favour Ashe, James Taiwo Emmanuel, Tejiri Godwin, Chidera Ezeakor | 38.31 | SB |
| 6 | 3 |  Brazil |
Gabriel Aparecido dos Santos, Felipe Bardi, Erik Cardoso, Jorge Vides | 38.61 | SB |
| 7 | 2 |  Poland |
Patryk Krupa, Mateusz Siuda, Łukasz Żok, Dominik Kopeć | 38.91 | SB |
| 8 | 1 |  India |
Harsh Santosh Raut, Ragul Kumar, Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh | 39.07 | SB |
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