Athletics-Canada crowned inaugural mixed 4x100m relay champions


Athletics - World Athletics Relays 2025 - Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China - May 11, 2025 Canada's Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer Adjibi celebrate after winning the mixed 4x100 metres relay final REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

GUANGZHOU (Reuters) -Canada produced a sublime display in ideal sprinting conditions to outclass Jamaica and Britain en route to the inaugural mixed 4x100 metres relay gold on the final day of the World Athletics Relays on Sunday.

After setting the pace during the heats on a soggy Saturday in Guangzhou, where the event made its debut on the global stage, the Canadian quartet powered out of the blocks in the final and crossed the finish line in a season's best 40.30 seconds.

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