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Team Canada closed out the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone with two silver medals, a bronze, and new national records. The performances also secured qualification for five Canadian relay teams at the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.<\/p>\n
The quartet of Eliezer Adjibi<\/a>, Marie-\u00c9lo\u00efse Leclair<\/a>, Duan Asemota<\/a> and Audrey Leduc<\/a> delivered a silver-medal performance in the mixed 4x100m final, navigating a newly introduced running order of man-woman-man-woman.<\/p>\n Leduc surged Canada into contention on the home straight, but couldn\u2019t close the gap as the team held on for second in 40.23 seconds. Jamaica took gold in a world-record 39.62, with the United States third in a season-best 40.33.<\/p>\n The result capped a record-breaking weekend in the event. In Saturday\u2019s heats, the Canadian squad opened competition with a world mark of 40.07 to secure qualification for next year\u2019s World Athletic Championships in Beijing. Leduc ran a storming anchor leg to hold off Germany (40.15), Netherlands (40.20) and Nigeria (40.24), all of whom also dipped under the previous world best. <\/p>\n That heat performance improved on Canada\u2019s previous world standard of 40.30, set when the mixed 4x100m debuted at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou. Roughly 10 minutes later, Jamaica lowered the bar further with a 39.99 heat run, becoming the first to break 40 seconds in the event.<\/p>\n In the women\u2019s 4x100m final, Canada clocked 42.17 seconds to lower its own national record of 42.46 set a year earlier, securing silver in a tightly contested final.<\/p>\n The quartet of Sad\u00e9 McCreath<\/a>, Audrey Leduc<\/a> and Marie-\u00c9lo\u00efse Leclair<\/a> set the race up strongly for anchor Donna Ntambue, who powered Canada into the lead. However, Elaine Thompson-Herah powered Jamaica past in the closing metres to take gold in 42.00 seconds. Canada held on for silver, just ahead of Spain in 42.31.<\/p>\n Canada closed the women\u2019s 4x400m relay with a bronze medal in a season\u2019s best 3:22.66. Lauren Gale<\/a>, Aiyanna Stiverne<\/a>, Kyra Constantine<\/a> and Savannah Sutherland<\/a> ran a composed race, building steadily through each leg before Sutherland delivered a powerful anchor to bring the team home on the podium. <\/p>\n The race was won in a world-leading 3:20.96 by Norway, with Spain taking silver in a national record 3:21.25.<\/p>\n In the men\u2019s 4x100m final, Canada finished seventh in 40.06 seconds in the eight-team field after a mid-race setback.<\/p>\n The quartet of Andre De Grasse<\/a>, Aaron Brown<\/a>, Jerome Blake<\/a> and Brendon Rodney<\/a> was disrupted on the second leg when Blake pulled up with an apparent right leg issue. Despite the injury, he completed his portion of the race before hobbling through the exchange to Rodney, effectively taking Canada out of contention for a podium finish.<\/p>\n It was a difficult end to a weekend that had begun on a far brighter note. The reigning Olympic champions opened competition with a world-leading 37.56 seconds in their heat, just six-hundredths off their 2024 Olympic-winning time in Paris. That performance secured Canada a place in Sunday\u2019s final, as well as automatic qualification for the 2027 World Athletics Championships.<\/p>\n In the final, however, Canada crossed the line well behind the leaders as the race unfolded at the front between the United States and South Africa. The Americans ultimately prevailed in 37.43 seconds, edging South Africa\u2019s African record of 37.49 in a tightly fought finish, with Germany third in 37.76.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_7164-1.jpg\")
GABORONE, BOTSWANA \u2013 May 2: Team CAN in the Men\u2019s 4\u00d7100 Metres Relay at the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 on May 2, 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana. (Photo by Monirul Bhuiyan for World Athletics)<\/p>\n