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Fox Sports
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Canada wins first World Relays mixed 4x100-meter title from Jamaica and Britain
Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Canada won the first ever World Relays mixed 4x100-meter title in Guangzhou, China on Sunday. The Canadian 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. ___ AP sports:
11-05-2025
- Sport
Canada wins first World Relays mixed 4x100 title from Jamaica, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GUANGZHOU, China -- Canada won the first ever World Relays mixed 4x100 title in Guangzhou, China on Sunday. The Canadian team of Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer Adjibi finished ahead of Jamaica and Great Britain and Northern Ireland as the event made its debut at the World Athletics Relays. Canada recorded a winning time of 40.30, with Jamaica taking second in 40.44. Third-placed Great Britain and Northern Ireland finished with a time of 40.88.
Straits Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Canada crowned inaugural mixed 4x100m relay champions
GUANGZHOU - 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. Strong runs by Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair and Duan Asemota set up anchor Eliezer Adjibi to show his explosive pace in the final stretch, ensuring Canada left the southern Chinese city with the fastest time over two days of competition. "I think this is a test and it shows how hard we work," an elated Asemota said. "We had been to the relay camp, we all sacrificed so many weeks of the year to get this relay right. We showed it on the track and with this medal. We did it." With pre-event favourites the United States absent from the final after fumbling their baton exchange in the heats, Jamaica took second in 40.44 seconds while Britain were third ahead of Australia, Italy and France, in 40.88 seconds. The Americans defended their mixed 4x400m title and put down a marker before the world championships in Tokyo in September by winning with a championship-record time of 3:09.54, finishing in front of Australia and Kenya. Akani Simbine came up with a late burst of speed to anchor South Africa to victory in the men's 4x100m event, ensuring his team edged out the U.S. and Canada with a world-leading effort of 37.61 seconds. There was more drama earlier as Jamaica's men's 4x100m team failed to book a place in Tokyo when a hamstring injury to Julian Forte in their second qualifying attempt proved costly, after they botched their baton exchange during Saturday's heat. It was smooth sailing for a relatively inexperienced British team with Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Amy Hunt, Bianca Williams and Success Eduan staving off Jamaica and the U.S to win the women's 4x100m race in 42.21 seconds, ahead of surprise package Spain who took second. The Spanish 4x400m women's team stunned defending champions and Paris gold medallists the U.S. with a time of 3:24.13, while South Africa sparkled in the men's event with a world-leading time of 2:57.50. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Star
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. Strong runs by Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair and Duan Asemota set up anchor Eliezer Adjibi to show his explosive pace in the final stretch, ensuring Canada left the southern Chinese city with the fastest time over two days of competition. "I think this is a test and it shows how hard we work," an elated Asemota said. "We had been to the relay camp, we all sacrificed so many weeks of the year to get this relay right. We showed it on the track and with this medal. We did it." With pre-event favourites the United States absent from the final after fumbling their baton exchange in the heats, Jamaica took second in 40.44 seconds while Britain were third ahead of Australia, Italy and France, in 40.88 seconds. The Americans defended their mixed 4x400m title and put down a marker before the world championships in Tokyo in September by winning with a championship-record time of 3:09.54, finishing in front of Australia and Kenya. Akani Simbine came up with a late burst of speed to anchor South Africa to victory in the men's 4x100m event, ensuring his team edged out the U.S. and Canada with a world-leading effort of 37.61 seconds. There was more drama earlier as Jamaica's men's 4x100m team failed to book a place in Tokyo when a hamstring injury to Julian Forte in their second qualifying attempt proved costly, after they botched their baton exchange during Saturday's heat. It was smooth sailing for a relatively inexperienced British team with Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Amy Hunt, Bianca Williams and Success Eduan staving off Jamaica and the U.S to win the women's 4x100m race in 42.21 seconds, ahead of surprise package Spain who took second. The Spanish 4x400m women's team stunned defending champions and Paris gold medallists the U.S. with a time of 3:24.13, while South Africa sparkled in the men's event with a world-leading time of 2:57.50. (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; editing by Clare Fallo)
San Francisco Chronicle
11-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Canada wins first World Relays mixed 4x100 title from Jamaica, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Canada won the first ever World Relays mixed 4x100 title in Guangzhou, China on Sunday. The Canadian team of Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer Adjibi finished ahead of Jamaica and Great Britain and Northern Ireland as the event made its debut at the World Athletics Relays. Canada recorded a winning time of 40.30, with Jamaica taking second in 40.44. Third-placed Great Britain and Northern Ireland finished with a time of 40.88.
