USA in the mixed 4x400m in Gaborone (© World Athletics 
Christel Saneh)
The United States underlined their supremacy in the mixed 4x400m at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26, winning the final on Sunday (3) in 3:07.47.
Their time not only took two seconds off the competition record they set last year, it also came within 0.06 of the world record set by the USA at the 2024 Olympics.
Bryce Deadmon, who was also part of USA’s mixed 4x400m team at the 2024 Olympics and the 2025 World Championships, got the team off to a strong start, but Jamaica, Kenya and Britain were close behind at the end of the first leg.
Paris Peoples started to carve out a slight lead over Jamaica’s Shana Kaye Anderson on the second leg before Jenoah McKiver took up the running for the USA. He kept Jamaica’s 2023 world 400m champion Antonio Watson at bay on the third leg, while France, Britain and Kenya battled it out a few strides behind.
On the final leg, Bailey Lear extended USA’s advantage to cross the line in 3:07.47. Jamaica were rewarded with a huge improvement on their national record in second place, clocking 3:08.24 – making them the fourth-fastest nation ever for the event.
Yemi Mary John ran a storming anchor leg to elevate Britain into third place in 3:09.84 ahead of Kenya (3:09.93). Italy and Spain were fifth and sixth, securing their place in this event at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26.
Australia placed seventh while Poland failed to finish, but all eight finalists have qualified for the World Athletics Championships Beijing 27.
In the second World Championships qualifying round earlier in the day, Canada produced a national record of 3:12.43 to overtake Belgium in the closing stages. Belgium, the world indoor champions in this event, finished second in 3:12.79 to secure their place in Beijing.
South Africa passed Nigeria on the home straight of the second heat as both teams secured qualifying spots for Beijing, 3:12.77 to 3:12.88.
Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics
Result: 1 United States 3:07.47, 2 Jamaica 3:08.24, 3 Great Britain & NI 3:09.84, 4 Kenya 3:09.93, 5 Italy 3:10.52, 6 Spain 3:13.05, 7 Australia 3:13.07, Poland DNF
The top six teams have qualified for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26. All eight finalists have qualified for the World Athletics Championships Beijing 27, with their finishing order determining their lane seeding positions.
The other teams to qualify for Beijing through Sunday’s additional round were: Belgium, Canada, Nigeria and South Africa.
Discipline stats
Mixed's 4x400 metres relay timetable
Mixed's 4x400 Metres Relay results
All results >>Final
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | USA | 3:07.47 |
| 2. | Jamaica | JAM | 3:08.24 |
| 3. | Great Britain & NI | GBR | 3:09.84 |
| 4. | Kenya | KEN | 3:09.93 |
| 5. | Italy | ITA | 3:10.52 |
| 6. | Spain | ESP | 3:13.05 |
| 7. | Australia | AUS | 3:13.07 |
| Poland | POL | DNF |
2026 season's best
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | USA | 3:07.47 |
| 2 | Jamaica | JAM | 3:08.24 |
| 3 | Great Britain & NI | GBR | 3:09.69 |
| 4 | Kenya | KEN | 3:09.87 |
| 5 | Spain | ESP | 3:09.89 |
World records
Championships records
| ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|
| United States | USA | 3:07.41 |
