The women's 4 × 400 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(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988Championships record(Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards-Ross, Francena McCorory)3:19.39 Nassau, Bahamas3 May 20152026 World Leading Arkansas(Sanaria Butler, Analissa Batista, Kaylyn Brown, Sanu Jallow)3:22.06 Waco, United States28 March 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 202615:55Heats3 May 202615:30Repechage round3 May 202616:40Final
Results
Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1) The heats were held on 2 May 2026, starting at 15:55 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 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes15Paula Sevilla, Rocío Arroyo, Ana Prieto, Blanca Hervás3:24.44, 28Barbora Malíková, Nikola Bisová, Terezie Táborská, Lurdes Gloria Manuel3:25.42, 34Skadi Schier, Jana Lakner, Annkathrin Hoven, Irina Gorr3:25.76, 46Fanny Peltier, Shana Grebo, Emma Montoya, Isabelle Black3:26.8957Andrenette Knight, Leah Anderson, Janielle Josephs, Shiann Salmon3:27.1963Esther Okon, Tolheebat Jimoh, Taiwo Mary Kudoro, Jecinta Lawrence3:30.7172Leticia Lima, Julia Riberio, Jainy Sueen Dos Santos Barreto, Maria Victoria de Sena3:31.59
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes13Zoe Sherar, Lauren Gale, Jasneet Nijjar, Dianna Proctor3:23.52 , 26Rebecca Borga, Virginia Troiani, Alessandra Bonora, Alice Mangione3:24.46, 34Anna Gryc, Weronika Bartnowska, Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa, Justyna Święty-Ersetic3:27.6247Rachel McCann, Jenna Breen, Molly Daly, Arlene Crossan3:29.9352Naleedi Monthe, Obakeng Kamberuka, Galefele Maroko, Kennekae Batisani3:30.1265Liefde Schoemaker, Manon De Marez, Isalie Vandael, Camille Laus3:32.0471Banchalem Bikese, Rachel Tesfaye, Genet Ayele, Ajayeba Aliye3:33.1888Lanoline Aoko, Gladys Ngure, Margaret Tajeu, Moureen Wafula3:35.90
Heat 3 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes18Laviai Nielsen, Emily Newnham, Charlotte Henrich, Nicole Yeargin3:21.28, 24Josefine Tomine Eriksen Aks, Amalie Iuel, Astri Ertzgaard, Henriette Jæger3:22.78, 36Nina Franke, Lieke Klaver, Myrte van der Schoot, Eveline Saalberg3:24.74, 45Precious Molepo, Christi Loggenberg, Hannah van Niekerk, Marlie Viljoen3:26.7757Alice Dixon, Alanah Yukich, Alexia Loizou, Sarah Carli3:27.4462Karin Disch, Iris Caligiuri, Salome Hüsler, Annina Fahr3:34.3773Monica Rios, Anaid Torres, Paola Mireles, Claudia Alvarado3:39.61
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 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes18Rachel McCann, Sophie Becker, Arlene Crossan, Sharlene Mawdsley3:23.83 , 26Isabelle Black, Shana Grebo, Louise Maraval, Amandine Brossier3:24.48, 37Leah Anderson, Shiann Salmon, Janielle Josephs, Andrenette Knight3:25.3845Lanoline Aoko, Hellen Syombua Kalii, Margaret Tajeu, Moureen Wafula3:32.2452Claudia Alvarado, Anaid Torres, Monica Rios, Paola Mireles3:39.174Iris Caligiuri, Annina Fahr, Karin Disch, Salome Hüsler3
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes17Anna Gryc, Weronika Bartnowska, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Natalia Bukowiecka3:26.52 26Alice Dixon, Alanah Yukich, Sarah Carli, Ellie Beer3:26.92, 33Precious Molepo, Christi Loggenberg, Jada van Staden, Hannah van Niekerk3:27.7845Julia Riberio, Maria Victoria de Sena, Jainy Sueen Dos Santos Barreto, Anny Caroline De Bassi3:28.5958Kennekae Batisani, Naleedi Monthe, Lebitso Mokorofu, Golekanye Kebonye Chikani3:32.3864Manon De Marez, Messalina Pieroni, Isalie Vandael, Liefde Schoemaker3:33.3672Banchalem Bikese, Rachel Tesfaye, Genet Ayele, Ajayeba Aliye3:39.62
Final The final was held on 3 May 2026, starting at 16:40 in the afternoon. RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes4Josefine Tomine Eriksen Aks, Amalie Iuel, Astri Ertzgaard, Henriette Jæger3:20.96, 6Paula Sevilla, Ana Prieto, Rocío Arroyo, Blanca Hervás3:21.255Zoe Sherar, Lauren Gale, Jasneet Nijjar, Savannah Sutherland3:22.6647Laviai Nielsen, Nicole Yeargin, Poppy Malik Charlotte Henrich3:22.7752Nina Franke, Lieke Klaver, Myrte van der Schoot, Eveline Saalberg3:23.1268Rebecca Borga, Virginia Troiani, Alessandra Bonora, Alice Mangione3:23.4073Barbora Malíková, Nikola Bisová, Terezie Táborská, Lurdes Gloria Manuel3:28.9781Eileen Demes, Luna Bulmahn, Annkathrin Hoven, Irina Gorr3:29.37
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