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The USA chopped more than a second off the championship record they set last year, winning the mixed 4x400m at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 in 3:09.54.
It was redemption of sorts for the world record-holders, who missed out on gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but here in Guangzhou their dominance was on full display as they won by almost three seconds.
The race was close at the half-way point with Australia and Kenya both contending for the lead alongside the USA. But a 44.16 effort from Johnnie Blockburger on the third leg gave the USA a comfortable lead ahead of Australia and Kenya.
Lynna Irby-Jackson, a regular fixture on USA&rsquo;s relay teams in recent years, extended the lead on the final leg with a stunning 49.53 split, crossing the line in 3:09.54, the eighth-fastest performance in history.
Australia finished second in an Oceanian record of 3:12.20 and Kenya held on to third place in 3:13.10 ahead of world and Olympic medallists Great Britain &amp; NI (3:14.74).
Earlier in the session, Spain and Italy won their respective heats in the second World Championships qualifying round.
Host nation China got off to a terrific start in the first heat with an opening leg of 44.91 from Liang Baotang. Germany, Jamaica and Spain were all in close contention on the following legs until Spain&rsquo;s Blanca Hervas pulled clear on the final stage to win for Spain in a national record of 3:12.55. Germany (3:13.35) and China (3:13.39) claimed the other World Championship qualifying spots, the latter with a national record.
The second heat was a three-way tussle between Italy, France and Canada. Less than half a second separated the three nations at the end as they claimed the coveted top three spots, Italy winning in 3:12.53 ahead of France (3:12.66) and Canada, who set a national record of 3:12.95.
<h3>Qualified for World Championships</h3>
Round 1 qualifiers: USA (3:09.54), Australia (3:12.20), Kenya (3:13.10), Great Britain &amp; NI (3:14.74), South Africa (3:16.29), Belgium (3:16.45), Poland (3:16.48), Ireland (3:19.64). Round 2 qualifiers: Italy (3:12.53), Spain (3:12.55), France (3:12.66), Canada (3:12.95), Germany (3:13.35), PR of China (3:13.39).
<h2> South Africa gains revenge in men&rsquo;s 4x400m</h2>
Less than half an hour after winning the men&rsquo;s 4x100m, South Africa notched up another victory, this time in the men&rsquo;s 4x400m.
With memories still fresh of the men&rsquo;s 4x400m at last year&rsquo;s World Relays, South Africa went into Sunday&rsquo;s final keen to avenge the defeat they suffered on that occasion at the hands of Botswana. Lee Bhekempilo Eppie gave Botswana an early lead on the first leg, handing over just ahead of Great Britain &amp; NI.
By the half-way point, Botswana continued to lead but South Africa was close behind in second, thanks to a 44.24 leg from Udeme Okon. Leendert Koekemoer maintained South Africa&rsquo;s pace on the third leg with an almost identical 44.23, which carried them into the lead towards the end of that stage with Botswana close behind.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/6820be97374a1ec37f73008a.jpg" alt="South Africa leads the men's 4x400m at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25" />
South Africa leads the men's 4x400m at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 (&copy; Getty Images for World Athletics)
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Zakithi Nene then pulled clear on the last leg for South Africa and powered through the line in 2:57.50, smashing the national record they set when finishing fifth in the Olympic final last year. Behind him, 2024 world indoor champion Alexander Doom had navigated his way through the field with a late charge, taking second place in 2:58.19 while Botswana held on for third in 2:58.27.
France, the world silver medallists, placed fourth in 2:58.80 and Kenya took fifth place in a national record of 2:59.29, assisted by a 43.59 leg by Boniface Mweresa. It was the first time outside of World Championships or Olympics that five teams had broken 3:00 in one race &ndash; and that was without the USA being in it.
As was the case last year, the USA had to race in the &lsquo;round two&rsquo; heats to try to secure their place at the World Championships. They managed to do that successfully, breaking free from an early challenge from Australia before going on to win by a second in 2:58.68. Australia finished second in 2:59.73, just 0.03 outside the national record set at the 1984 Olympics. Qatar secured the third World Championships qualifying place in that heat in a national record of 3:00.29.
The first heat in round two was a lot closer. The Netherlands managed to pull clear on the third leg, but Brazil reeled them back in the closing stages to win in 3:01.14. Netherlands held on to second (3:01.32) while Jamaica took the third qualifying spot (3:02.00).
<h3>Qualified for World Championships</h3>
Round 1 qualifiers: South Africa (2:57.50), Belgium (2:58.19), Botswana (2:58.27), France (2:58.80), Kenya (2:59.29), Great Britain &amp; NI (3:03.46), Portugal (3:04.52), PR of China (3:06.33). Round 2 qualifiers: USA (2:58.68), Australia (2:59.73), Qatar (3:00.29), Brazil (3:01.14), Netherlands (3:01.32), Jamaica (3:02.00).
<h2> Spain reigns in women&rsquo;s 4x400m</h2>
Of all of the surprising performances by the Spanish team in Guangzhou &ndash; and there were several &ndash; their victory in the women&rsquo;s 4x400m final was perhaps the most unexpected.
For context, Spain has only ever reached one global championships final in the women&rsquo;s 4x400m, and that was back in 1991. Their time of 3:27.57 from that race stood as the Spanish record up until last year when it was broken at the World Relays. And they hadn&rsquo;t sent women&rsquo;s 4x400m teams to the Olympics between 1996 and 2021, or the World Championships between 2003 and 2019.
Today in Guangzhou, though, Spain toppled the mighty USA to claim the women&rsquo;s 4x400m crown at the World Relays.
They did so with a stunning performance, smashing their national record by a second to win in 3:24.13.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/6820becc374a1ec37f73008d.jpg" alt="The Spanish team after winning the women's 4x400m at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25" />
The Spanish team after winning the women's 4x400m at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 (&copy; Getty Images for World Athletics)
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Paula Sevilla got the team off to a strong start with an opening leg of 51.84. Karimah Davis responded on the second leg with 50.03 to put the USA in the lead, but Spain were never far behind, nor were South Africa.
Daniela Fra regained the lead for Spain towards the end of the third leg, only for USA&rsquo;s Bailey Lear to kick back at the start of the anchor leg. But just when it seemed as though Lear would coast to a predicted victory for USA, Spain&rsquo;s Blanca Hervas &ndash; contesting her second race of the evening after competing in the mixed 4x400m earlier in the session &ndash; came storming down the home straight to pull clear and take the win in 3:24.13.
USA finished second in 3:24.72 while South Africa was close behind in third, setting a national record of 3:24.84. There was also a national record for Norway in fourth, helped by a 49.71 anchor from Henriette Jaeger.
The times achieved by the nations in the second World Championships qualifying round would have been competitive in the main final, but instead they had to compete for their places in Tokyo after missing out on automatic places in yesterday&rsquo;s first round.
Belgium, Poland and Great Britain &amp; NI were locked in battle for most of the way in the first heat. Britain&rsquo;s Nicole Yeargin managed to hold off strong challenges from Belgium&rsquo;s Helene Ponette and Poland&rsquo;s Natalia Bukowiecka to win in 3:24.46 ahead of Belgium (3:24.52) and Poland (3:24.56).
In the second heat, Ireland and Australia exchanged leads several times, but Sharlene Mawdsley eventually managed to pull clear on the final leg to win for Ireland in 3:24.69. Australia (3:27.31) and Switzerland (3:32.37) took the other two qualifying spots.
<h3>Qualified for World Championships</h3>
Round 1 qualifiers: Spain (3:24.13), USA (3:24.72), South Africa (3:24.84), Norway (3:25.35), Italy (3:26.40), France (3:26.87), Canada (3:27.84), Germany (3:29.65). Round 2 qualifiers: Great Britain &amp; NI (3:24.46), Belgium (3:24.52), Poland (3:24.56), Ireland (3:24.69), Australia (3:27.31), Switzerland (3:32.37).
Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics

The USA chopped more than a second off the championship record they set last year, winning the mixed 4x400m at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 in 3:09.54

USA, Spain and South Africa claim 4x400m titles in Guangzhou

South Africa proved they will be a powerful force at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as they stormed to the men&rsquo;s 4x100m title at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Sunday (11).
Great Britain &amp; NI won a thrilling women&rsquo;s 4x100m final, holding off surprise package Spain, while Canada made history by winning the inaugural World Relays mixed 4x100m crown. Earlier in the session, another 12 teams qualified for the 4x100m events at the World Championships in Tokyo, including China in both the women&rsquo;s and men&rsquo;s events, much to the delight of the passionate and vocal home crowd at the Tianhe Sports Centre stadium.
Ahead of the competition, South African sprint star Akani Simbine had expressed how <a href="https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/guangzhou25/news/feature/akani-simbine-relay-4x100m-guangzhou" target="_blank" rel="noopener">camaraderie is the key when it comes to relay success</a>. His squad&rsquo;s team spirit was on show in Guangzhou again on Sunday evening, as the world indoor 60m bronze medallist combined with Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile and Bradley Nkoana to run a world lead of 37.61 &ndash; just 0.04 off the African record South Africa set when securing Olympic silver in Paris.
They denied USA by just 0.05, with Olympic champions Canada finishing third this time in 38.11.
The 19-year-old Walaza, who claimed 100m and 200m gold at the World U20 Championships in Lima last year, got things started for South Africa &ndash; up against Courtney Lindsey for USA, Aaron Brown for Canada and Naoki Okami for Japan.
Walaza handed over to Dambile and Brown to Jerome Blake, while two-time Olympic and world 200m silver medallist Kenny Bednarek took over for USA.
Nkoana and Kyree King ran the third legs for South Africa and USA, respectively, and let go of the batons at the same time &ndash; leaving the race down to Simbine and Brandon Hicklin. While Simbine seemed a fraction back as they approached the finish line, he timed his lean to perfection.
Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse completed Canada&rsquo;s full Olympic title-winning team in Guangzhou and De Grasse chased the top two over the finish line to secure third place ahead of Japan.
"Once I got the baton and I saw that USA was in front of us, I just said to myself, 'I need to catch the guy in front'," said Simbine. "I knew I could do it, and I just chased him. I feed from chasing, I feed from being able to chase. So it's really great to be able to be in that position and get through it and get to the line first."
Earlier in the evening, China ran the leading time in the second qualifying round for World Championships places. Shi Junhao, Zeng Keli, Wang Shengjie and He Jinxian claimed a heat three win in 38.03 ahead of Australia, with world indoor 60m silver medallist Lachlan Kennedy on the first leg, and they both achieved qualification for Tokyo.
They will be joined at the World Championships by France and Ghana, who respectively clocked 38.31 and 38.32 in a thrillingly close first heat, and Belgium and Kenya, who were also locked in an intense battle in the second heat &ndash; Belgium winning in a national record of 38.49 to Kenya&rsquo;s 38.51. There was another record for Korea as the team ran 38.51 and they were the fastest to not qualify.
The qualification dreams of Jamaica also came to a devastating end as the team was unable to get the baton around for the second time this weekend. After a failed changeover on day one, this time Julian Forte pulled up before he could hand the stick to Yohan Blake and Forte later left the track in a wheelchair. They will now hope to qualify by achieving a leading time in the world top lists during the qualification period.
<h3>Qualified for World Championships</h3>
Round 1 qualifiers: South Africa (37.84), Japan (37.84), United States (37.86), Canada (38.15), Italy (38.16), Great Britain &amp; NI (38.18), Germany (38.33), Poland (38.43). Round 2 qualifiers: China (38.03), Australia (38.31), France (38.31), Ghana (38.32), Belgium (38.49), Kenya (38.51). 
<h2>GB wins as Spain springs surprise</h2>
Success Eduan lived up to her name as she ran a blistering leg to anchor Great Britain and NI to victory in the women&rsquo;s 4x100m final.
The 20-year-old received the baton just behind Spain&rsquo;s Maria Isabel Perez and Jamaica&rsquo;s Shericka Jackson, but she overpowered them both and also held off USA&rsquo;s Olympic 4x100m champion Twanisha Terry to take the title.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/6820ddd9d204d2dd6391ad08.jpg" alt="Great Britain wins the 4x100m final at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou" />
Great Britain wins the 4x100m final at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou (&copy; Getty Images)
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Nia Wedderburn-Goodison got a solid start and handed over to Amy Hunt, part of Great Britain&rsquo;s Olympic silver medal-winning team in Paris. Bianca Williams, who ran in the heats in Paris, took over for the third leg, before passing the baton to Eduan, making her senior international debut.
Perez took off in the lead, having been put in a great position by her teammates Esperanca Cladera, Jael Bestue and Paula Sevilla, who also ran in the victorious women's 4x400m team. One day after setting a national record of 42.18 to lead the heats, that same quartet clocked 42.28 to secure the runner-up spot ahead of Jamaica.
That Jamaican team also included Natasha Morrison, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Tina Clayton, and together they ran 42.33 for third place ahead of USA. Canada &ndash; with Sade McCreath and Marie-Eloise Leclair who formed part of the winning mixed 4x100m team earlier in the evening &ndash; ran a national record of 42.46 to finish fifth.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t even know what happened &ndash; I just went past them. That is all I did," said&nbsp;Eduan. "We have worked hard for this. I was just so confident in these girls and what we are here for. I have a winning mentality, and I was always going to go for the gold."
The early session action had also seen China delight the home crowd by cruising to the quickest women&rsquo;s 4x100m time in the second qualifying round for World Championships places. Chen Yujie, Li Yuting, Zhu Junying and Ge Manqi clocked 43.03 to win the second heat ahead of Switzerland (43.35) and Poland (43.38) and they all secured their spots for the World Championships. They will not be joined by Australia, however, as the team &ndash; the fastest non qualifiers in Saturday&rsquo;s heats &ndash; struggled on the final changeover and couldn&rsquo;t recover, eventually being disqualified.
Emotions were at the other end of the spectrum for Chile, as the quartet of Anais Hernandez, Maria Ignancia Montt, Isidora Jimenez and Antonia Belen Ramirez followed their national record-breaking performance on Saturday by qualifying a women&rsquo;s 4x100m team for the World Athletics Championships for the first time in history.
After running 43.64 on day one, they were just a tenth of a second slower in the first heat on day two and finished third behind France and Italy to all secure their tickets for Tokyo. Chloe Galet managed to narrowly hold off Alessia Pavese to clinch top spot for France &ndash; 43.06 to 43.12.
<h3>Qualified for World Championships</h3>
Round 1 qualifiers:&nbsp;Spain (42.18), Jamaica (42.51), Belgium (42.80), United States (42.86), Great Britain &amp; NI (42.92), Germany (42.98), Canada (43.11), Netherlands (43.13). Round 2 qualifiers: China (43.03), France (43.06), Italy (43.12), Switzerland (43.35), Poland (43.38), Chile (43.74). 
<h2>Inaugural mixed title for Canada</h2>
The mixed 4x100m had its global debut in Guangzhou and the Canadian quartet of Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer Adjibi made the most of the opportunity. They combined to clock 40.30, Adjibi holding off Jamaica&rsquo;s anchor Bryan Levell who brought his team home in 40.44. Great Britain &amp; Northern Ireland finished third in 40.88.
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/6820909f5659d7622224f0dc.jpg" alt="Eliezer Adjibi anchors Canada to the mixed 4x100m title in Guangzhou" />
Eliezer Adjibi anchors Canada to the mixed 4x100m title in Guangzhou (&copy; World Athletics)
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Canada, Australia and Jamaica got the strongest starts and as McCreath handed over to Leclair, Australia&rsquo;s Olivia Dodds passed the baton to Carla Bull and Jamaica&rsquo;s Krystal Sloley took over from Serena Cole.
The third changeover, from woman to man, went smoothly and Great Britain were well in the mix as Jeriel Quinoo ran the third leg, up against Asemota for Canada and Javari Thomas for Jamaica.
Canada&rsquo;s final changeover was not quite as slick as Jamaica&rsquo;s, but Adjibi got away quicker and Jamaica&rsquo;s Bryan Levell had no response. As Adjibi celebrated victory, he was followed by Levell and Joe Ferguson, who anchored Great Britain to third place ahead of Australia.
A day after a baton exchange mishap put paid to their hopes of making the mixed 4x100m final, USA won the earlier additional race on Sunday in 40.78 &ndash; faster than all the times <a href="https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/guangzhou25/news/report/guangzhou-25-report-4x100m-heats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">achieved in the heats on Saturday</a>.
That fumble came on the second changeover &ndash; during the woman to man baton exchange between Jada Mowatt and Kendal Williams. They both returned to the track for the additional race and there were no problems this time as they combined with Cambrea Sturgis and Pjai Austin to win, Austin narrowly holding off Germany&rsquo;s anchor, Julian Wagner, who finished in 40.84.
Jess Whittington for World Athletics

South Africa proved they will be a powerful force at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as they stormed to the men’s 4x100m title at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25

South Africa, Great Britain and Canada claim 4x100m crowns in Guangzhou

Nine months on from winning all three 4x400m relays at the Olympic Games, relays superpower USA couldn't quite match that feat in the heats at the&nbsp;World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25.
They were still one of the most outstanding nations in action on the first evening of the competition, winning their heats in the women's and mixed 4x400m with the fastest times of the day, but their luck ran out in the men's 4x400m as they failed to qualify for the final.
USA lived up to their status as the favourites in the mixed relay, winning their heat by more than a second to secure their place at the World Championships.
It was only in the second half of their heat, though, that the world record-holders started to pull away. After a relatively even start, Poland pulled ahead on the second leg, thanks to Olympic bronze medallist Natalia Bukowiecka. USA&rsquo;s Courtney Okolo and Ireland&rsquo;s Rhasidat Adeleke were close behind, but Chris Robinson put the US in the lead on the third leg before handing over to anchor leg runner Lynna Irby-Jackson, who brought the team home in 3:11.37 &ndash; the fastest ever heat time at the World Relays.
Ireland&rsquo;s Sharlene Mawdsley overtook Poland&rsquo;s Justyna Swiety-Ersectic to claim the all-important second place in 3:12.56. Poland&rsquo;s time in third (3:12.70) proved to be enough to advance to tomorrow&rsquo;s final.
The other two heats were much closer. In the first heat, Belgium and Australia exchanged leads several times before Helena Ponette pulled away from Alanah Yukich on the final leg to win for Belgium in 3:11.83 ahead of Australia, whose 3:12.34 clocking was an Oceanian record. Kenya&rsquo;s 3:13.41 run in third was enough to advance to the final on time.
There were similar scenes &ndash; and exactly the same winning margin (0.51) &ndash; in the third and final heat, this time between Olympic bronze medallists Great Britain and South Africa.
The two teams went into the final leg level. Britain&rsquo;s Nicole Yeargin had the better position on the inside of the lane while South Africa&rsquo;s Zeney van der Walt was on Yeargin&rsquo;s outside. They were still level up until the final bend, then Yeargin pulled clear to win in 3:13.28. South Africa held on for second place, while Spain finished third and missed out on a place in the final.
<h3>Qualified for World Championships and progressing to World Relays mixed 4x400m final</h3>
Ht 1: Belgium (3:11.83), Australia (3:12.34), Kenya (3:13.41) Ht 2: USA (3:11.37), Ireland (3:12.56), Poland (3:12.70) Ht 3: Great Britain &amp; NI (3:13.28), South Africa (3:13.79)
<h2> USA and Spain the standouts in women&rsquo;s 4x400m heats</h2>
The main themes of the day &ndash; easy automatic qualification for the USA and a surprising performance from Spain &ndash; continued in the women&rsquo;s 4x400m heats.
It wasn&rsquo;t the strongest of starts for the USA, though, as they were in seventh place after the first leg. But a solid effort of 50.56 from Karimah Davis on the second leg gave USA the lead at half way ahead of Norway and France.
Australia and Canada&nbsp; moved into second and third respectively on the third leg as USA&rsquo;s lead came under threat, but the Olympic champions pulled clear again on the final leg, thanks to a 50.47 run from Bailey Lear, giving the USA victory in 3:26.05.
Louise Maraval moved into second for France (3:26.46), holding off a storming 49.79 effort from Norway&rsquo;s Henriette Jaeger, whose final time of 3:26.61 was enough for Norway to advance to the final, as was Canada&rsquo;s 3:27.28 in fourth.
Spain produced a gun-to-tape victory in the second heat. Belgium, Italy and Great Britain all tried their best to make inroads on Spain&rsquo;s early lead, but they could not be caught and ultimately won with a comfortable margin, clocking 3:26.25.
Italy claimed second place in 3:27.03 ahead of Britain. Despite utilising four of the eight squad members that earned Olympic bronze last year, Britain&rsquo;s 3:27.47 wasn&rsquo;t enough to advance to the final.
In the third and final heat, South Africa moved into the lead on the second leg and managed to maintain it to the end. Hurdles specialist Zeney van der Walt, who had raced in the mixed 4x400m just 90 minutes prior, ran a strong anchor leg to bring the team home in a national record of 3:28.01.
Germany took second place in 3:28.63 ahead of Ireland (3:30.06). Somewhat surprisingly, Poland and Jamaica &ndash; usually among the strongest nations in the women&rsquo;s 4x400m &ndash; finished fifth and sixth.
<h3>Qualified for World Championships and progressing to World Relays women&rsquo;s 4x400m final</h3>
Ht 1: USA (3:26.05), France (3:26.46), Norway (3:26.61), Canada (3:27.28) Ht 2: Spain (3:26.25), Italy (3:27.03) Ht 3: South Africa (3:28.01), Germany (3:28.63)
<h2> History repeats for USA as South Africa and China impress in men&rsquo;s 4x400m heats</h2>
For the second World Relays in a row, the USA failed to advance automatically to the men&rsquo;s 4x400m final.
The world and Olympic champions were beaten into third place in their heat, and with just the top two teams in each of the four heats advancing to the final, it means the USA will have to achieve a top-three finish in the second round of races tomorrow to secure their place at the World Championships in Tokyo.
France, the world silver medallists, put forward a full-strength team and were rewarded with victory in 3:00.30, helped by a 44.45 leg from Loic Prevot. Kenya came through to take second place in 3:00.88, while the USA finished third (3:01.23).
Their time would have been enough to win the third heat. Instead, that came down to a thrilling three-way battle between Belgium, Great Britain and Qatar on the final leg.
The three teams were within one stride of each other going into the final leg. Qatar&rsquo;s Ammar Ismail Yahia Ibrahim tried to force his way between Belgium&rsquo;s Alexander Doom and Britain&rsquo;s Charlie Dobson but was ultimately unsuccessful. The latter two ran side by side down the home straight as Belgium took the win in 3:01.35, 0.03 ahead of Britain.
In the first heat of the round, South Africa produced a world-leading run of 3:00.00. Anchor leg runner Zakithi Nene already had a comfortable lead, but that didn&rsquo;t stop him running a 43.97 split to secure their victory.
Behind them, China came through to take second place &ndash; much to the delight of the home crowd, smashing their national record with 3:01.87 and booking their place at the World Championships ahead of Spain (3:02.04).
Despite not having several of the team members that contributed to their Olympic silver medal, Botswana still managed to come away with victory in their heat, clocking 3:01.23. Portugal took a brief lead towards the end of the third leg, and they held on to second place at the end, clocking a national record of 3:01.78.
USA wasn&rsquo;t the only relays powerhouse to miss out on the final. The likes of Poland, Jamaica and the Netherlands &ndash; all of whom are often in contention at major championships &ndash; will have to try again in round two on Sunday.
<h3>Qualified for World Championships and progressing to World Relays men&rsquo;s 4x400m final</h3>
Ht 1: South Africa (3:00.00), PR of China (3:01.87) Ht 2: Botswana (3:01.23), Portugal (3:01.78) Ht 3: Belgium (3:01.35), Great Britain &amp; NI (3:01.38) Ht 4: France (3:00.30), Kenya (3:00.88)
Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics

USA lived up to their status as the favourites in the mixed relay at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25

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