Canadian 4x100-metre women set new national record, finish 5th at World Athletics Relay
42.46 is the new women's 4x100-metre relay Canadian record time set by Sade McCreath, Jacqueline Madogo, Marie-Éloïse Leclair and Audrey Leduc Sunday at the World Athletics Relay Championships in Guangzhou, China.
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