Canadian sprinters break world record at World Athletics Relays
Posted on: May 02, 2026 13:30 IST | Posted by: Cbc
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The Canadian 4x100-metre mixed relay team of Eliezer Adjibi, Marie-Éloise Leclair, Duan Asemota, and Audrey Leduc set a world record at the World Athletics Relays on Saturday in Gaborone, Botswana.
The foursome crossed the line in a time of 40.08 seconds, earning the team spots at the 2027 World Athletics Championships and this summer’s World Athletics Ultimate Championships, plus qualified them for Sunday’s final at the World Relays.
Canada breaks 4x100 mixed relay world record at World Athletics Relays 2026
The Canadian hold on the record was short-lived, as Jamaica's Ackeem Blake, Tina Clayton, Kadrian Goldson, and Tia Clayton ran to a time of 39.99 to win the day's third heat.
The top 12 teams in all six events at the World Relays in Botswana – the men’s, women’s, and mixed 4x100-metres, and the men's, women’s, and mixed 4x400m – will secure berths at next year’s world championships.
In the mixed 4x400m, Canada’s team of Ryder Rattee, Savannah Sutherland, Nathan George, and Emma Cannan finished fifth (3:14.93) in their heat and did not qualify for Sunday’s final. Deandre Watkin, Shana Kaye Anderson, Antonio Watson, and Rushell Clayton of Jamaica won the heat in a time of 3:11.68.
The Canadian team will have one more chance to qualify for worlds when they compete in the second qualifying round on Sunday.
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