The women'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.
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.World Athletics unveils new entry rules Inside the Games
Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: RecordTeamLocationDateWorld record(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)40.82 London, United Kingdom10 August 2012Championships record(Tamari Davis, Gabrielle Thomas, Celera Barnes, Melissa Jefferson)41.85 Nassau, Bahamas5 May 20242026 World Leading USA White(Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Anavia Battle, Kayla White, Sha'Carri Richardson)41.70 Gainesville, United States18 April 2026
Qualification The top 8 teams in each event at the 2025 World Athletics Championships automatically qualify for entry to the championships. 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. Host country Botswana can enter with one team in each event, regardless of any entry conditions.
Program All times are local (UTC+2). DateTimeRound2 May 202615:05Heats3 May 202615:30Repechage round3 May 202616:24Final
Results Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1) The heats were held on 2 May 2026, starting at 15:05 in the afternoon. Qualification: the first 2 of each heat () plus 2 fastest times () qualify to World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Relays Final.
Heat 1 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes18Lucia Carrillo, Jaël Bestué, Esperança Cladera, María Isabel Pérez42.26, 25Sade McCreath, Audrey Leduc, Marie-Éloïse Leclair, Donna Ntambue42.39, 37Magdalena Niemczyk, Marlena Granaszewska, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Pia Skrzyszowska43.09, 46Semira Killebrew, Jadyn Mays, Samirah Moody, Karimah Davis43.3352Tamanna, Nithva Gandhe, Sudeshna Shivankar, Sneha Sathyanarayana Shanuva43.974Ebony Lane, Torrie Lewis, Monique Hanlon, Georgia Harris3Molly Scott, Ciara Neville, Mollie O'Reilly, Sarah Leahy
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes14Liang Xiaojing, Liu Guoyi, Zhu Junying, Chen Yujie42.62, 25Alice Pagliarini, Gloria Hooper, Margherita Castellani, Zaynab Dosso42.94, 38Chloé Rabac, Fabienne Hoenke, Léonie Pointet, Céline Bürgi43.1142Viwe Jingqi, Kyla La Grange, Gabriella Marais, Joviale Mbisha43.2256Anne van de Wiel, Britt de Blaauw, Isabel van den Berg, Fenna Achterberg43.2863Roxana Ramírez, María Montt, Antonia Ramirez, Belen Ituarte45.407Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Success Eduan, Aleeya Sibbons
Heat 3 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes16Shericka Jackson, Jodean Williams, Lavanya Williams, Jonielle Smith41.96, 27Sina Kammerschmitt, Rebekka Haase, Sophia Junk, Gina Lückenkemper42.44, 38Lorène Bazolo, Tatjana Pinto, Beatriz Castelhano, Arialis Gandulla43.11, 42Loungo Matlhaku, Boitshepiso Kelapile, Nancy Budzwani, Nono Kesego Kgari45.625Camille Sonneville, Lotte Van Lent, Rani Vincke, Janie De Naeyer4Chloé Galet, Gémima Joseph, Hélène Parisot, Sarah Richard3Zita Szentgyörgyi, Boglárka Takács, Luca Kozák, Anna Tóth1Chigozie Nwankwo, Obi Jennifer Chukwuka, Maria Thompson Omokwe, Miracle Ezechukwu
Repechage Round (World Championships Qualifying Round 2) The repechage round was held on 3 May 2026, starting at 15:30 in the afternoon. Qualification: the first 2 of each heat () qualify to World Athletics Championships.
Heat 1 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes16Lucie Jean Charles, Chloé Galet, Hélène Parisot, Sarah Richard42.92, 24Chigozie Nwankwo, Obi Jennifer Chukwuka, Maria Thompson Omokwe, Miracle Ezechukwu42.94, 37Zita Szentgyörgyi, Boglárka Takács, Luca Kozák, Anna Tóth43.3243Viwe Jingqi, Kyla La Grange, Gabriella Marais, Joviale Mbisha43.5655Justine Goossens, Camille Sonneville, Rani Vincke, Janie De Naeyer43.5968Tamanna, Nithva Gandhe, Sudeshna Shivankar, Sneha Sathyanarayana Shanuva53.90
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes15Ebony Lane, Torrie Lewis, Monique Hanlon, Georgia Harris42.88, 24Renee Regis, Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Aleeya Sibbons, Success Eduan42.90, 37Chloé Rabac, Fabienne Hoenke, Léonie Pointet, Céline Bürgi42.9246Precious Akpe-Moses, Ciara Neville, Mollie O'Reilly, Sarah Leahy44.2558Roxana Ramírez, María Montt, Pilar Rodríguez, Belen Ituarte44.3163Anne van de Wiel, Britt de Blaauw, Fenna Achterberg, Demi van den Wildenberg44.4172Loungo Matlhaku, Boitshepiso Kelapile, Nancy Budzwani, Same Amantle Mhutsiwa44.93
Final The final was held on 3 May 2026, starting at 16:25 in the afternoon RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes4Briana Williams, Jodean Williams, Lavanya Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah42.005Sade McCreath, Audrey Leduc, Marie-Éloïse Leclair, Donna Ntambue42.176Lucia Carrillo, Jaël Bestué, Esperança Cladera, María Isabel Pérez42.3143Alice Pagliarini, Gloria Hooper, Dalia Kaddari, Alessia Pavese42.6157Liang Xiaojing, Liu Guoyi, Zhu Junying, Chen Yujie42.6168Viola John, Rebekka Haase Jolina Ernst, Gina Lückenkemper42.6172Magdalena Stefanowicz, Marlena Granaszewska, Magdalena Niemczyk, Pia Skrzyszowska43.231Lorène Bazolo, Tatjana Pinto, Beatriz Castelhano, Arialis Gandulla
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