Canada sprinters from left; Duan Asemota, Marie-ÉLoise Leclair, Sade Mccreath, and Eliezer Adjibi celebrate after winning the gold medals in 4x100 meters mixed relay at the World Athletics Relay, in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP)
British sprinters from left; Joe Ferguson, Jeriel Quainoo, Kissiwaa Mensah, and Asha Philip celebrate after winning the bronze medals in 4x100 meters mixed relay at the World Athletics Relay, in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP)
Jamaican sprinters from left, Tina Clayton, Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Natasha Morrison celebrate after winning the bronze medals in women's 4x100 meters relay at the World Athletics Relays, in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP)
Canada's Marie-Eloise Leclair runs the baton during the women's 4 x 100m relay event during the Paris Summer Olympics in Saint-Denis, France, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada sprinters from left; Duan Asemota, Marie-ÉLoise Leclair, Sade Mccreath, and Eliezer Adjibi celebrate after winning the gold medals in 4x100 meters mixed relay at the World Athletics Relay, in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP)
Athletes exchange the baton during the men's 4x100 meter relay at the World Athletics Relays, in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP)
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø sprinter Eliezer Adjibi, right, celebrates after winning in the 4x100 meters mixed relay at the World Athletics Relays, in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP)
British sprinters from left; Joe Ferguson, Jeriel Quainoo, Kissiwaa Mensah, and Asha Philip celebrate after winning the bronze medals in 4x100 meters mixed relay at the World Athletics Relay, in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP)
Jamaican sprinters from left, Tina Clayton, Shericka Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, and Natasha Morrison celebrate after winning the bronze medals in women's 4x100 meters relay at the World Athletics Relays, in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP)
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Canada won the first ever World Relays mixed 4x100-meter title in Guangzhou, China on Sunday.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø team of Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer Adjibi finished ahead of Jamaica and Britain as the event made its global debut at the World Relays.
Canada recorded a winning time of 40.30, with Jamaica taking second in 40.44 and the team from Britain and Northern Ireland finishing in 40.88.
South Africa's men won the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays, with Akani Simbine leading the 4x100 team to victory in 37.61 to edge the United States and Olympic champion Canada.
Britain won the women's 4x100 in 42.21 from Spain and Jamaica, and Spain won the women’s 4x400 in a national record 3 minutes, 24.13 seconds.
The United States set a meet record of 3:09.54 seconds to win the mixed 4x400-meter relay.
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