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A further 30 teams have qualified for relay events at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 following the final day of action at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Sunday (11). Six teams in each of the women’s and men’s 4x100m and 4x400m plus the mixed 4x400m booked their places for Tokyo on day two. The first 40 qualified teams were confirmed on Saturday and the final 30 on Sunday, following a second World Championships qualifying round for teams that missed out on day one. Teams that qualified on Saturday also progressed to their respective World Relays finals in Guangzhou, when they raced for prize money and preferential World Championships lane seeding positions. Four federations – Belgium, France, Great Britain & Northern Ireland and USA –...

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe reinforced the importance of a “historic” edition of the World Athletics Relays, speaking on the eve of an event that sees the mixed 4x100m make its global debut. The World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25, taking place in the Chinese city on Saturday and Sunday (10-11 May), is the main qualifying competition for relay events at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. Multiple world and Olympic medallists are among the athletes who are in Guangzhou to compete for their tickets to Tokyo, as well as for World Relays titles and prize money. “I know I speak for all of World Athletics when I say we are delighted to be back in China for the second time this year,” said Coe, referencing a return to China following the first World Athletics Serie...

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WCH Tokyo 25 relay fields take shape at World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25

Teams target tickets to Tokyo as Coe hails “historic” World Relays in Guangzhou