Canada wins gold, bronze to end World Relays and clinches another spot at athletics worlds
Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer Adjibi prevailed in a season-best 40.30 seconds over Jamaica on Sunday at Guangdong Olympic Stadium. However, they won't be competing at the Sept. 13-21 athletics worlds in Tokyo as the event will not be contested there.
After going 40.90 in the event's debut on Saturday in China to book a spot in the final, they shaved over a half-second off that performance on Sunday to hold off the Jamaicans (40.44) and Great Britain (40.88). It was the best effort of 2025 for all three squads.
WATCH | Canada achieves season-best time in mixed 4x100m final:
Canada's 4x100 team, the reigning Olympic champions, lost precious time when the exchange between starter Aaron Brown and Jerome Blake wasn't clean.
Undeterred, Blake, Brendon Rodney and anchor Andre De Grasse persevered and reached the medal podium, earning bronze behind South Africa and the United States.
The Canadian foursome that won Olympic gold last summer in Paris with a 37.50 clocking went 38.11 on Sunday. They ran 37.89 a year ago to capture world relay silver in Nassau, Bahamas.
WATCH | Canadians reach men's 100m relay podium with bronze:
Canada was second in its heat on Saturday to qualify for Sunday's final but more importantly secure a spot at the world championships.
The automatic qualification was in doubt until De Grasse lifted his team in the anchor leg. The Markham, Ont., native held off Australia and the Netherlands to cross the line in 38.15 behind Japan (37.84).
Canada's 4x400 mixed team of Austin Cole, Lauren Gale, Nathan George and Zoe Sherar will compete at worlds after taking nearly 10 seconds off their season best from Saturday and stopping the clock in three minutes 12.95 seconds in the second round of qualifying on Sunday.
WATCH | Canada books spot at world championships in mixed 4x400m:
They needed a top-three finish to advance and placed third, holding off India by almost two seconds (3:14.81) in the second of two heats.
Cole, Gale, George and Sherar were the last of six teams in the third and final heat on Saturday in 3:22.37.
The Canadian women's 4x100 team of Jacqueline Madogo, Audrey Leduc, McCreath and Leclair was fifth in Sunday's final in a national record 42.46.
Canada was in fourth in its Saturday heat when Leduc took the baton and powered past the Italian and Dutch runners to secure a second-place finish (43.11) and clinch a berth at worlds.
WATCH | Canadian women set national record in 4x100m:
Athlete
Event(s)
Hometown
Aaron Brown
Men's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Toronto
Andre De Grasse
Men's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Markham, Ont.
Brendon Rodney
Men's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Etobicoke, Ont.
Duan Asemota
Men's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Ajax, Ont.
Eliezer Adjibi
Men's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Ottawa
Jerome Blake
Men's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Kelowna, B.C.
Malachi Murray
Men's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Edmonton
Norris Spike
Men's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Brampton, Ont.
Audrey Leduc
Women's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Laval, Que.
Catherine Leger
Women's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Montreal
Donna Ntambue
Women's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Montreal
Gabrielle Cole
Women's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Ajax, Ont.
Jacqueline Madogo
Women's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Guelph, Ont.
Marie-Éloïse Leclair
Women's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Candiac, Que.
Sade McCreath
Women's 4x100m, Mixed 4x100m
Ajax, Ont.
Austin Cole
Mixed 4x400m
Sherwood Park, Alta.
Christopher Morales Williams
Mixed 4x400m
Maple, Ont.
Nathan George
Mixed 4x400m
Vancouver
Alyssa Marsh
Women's 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m
Whitby, Ont.
Dianna Proctor
Women's 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m
Edmonton
Jasneet Nijjar
Women's 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m
Surrey, B.C.
Kyra Constantine
Women's 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m
Brampton, Ont.
Lauren Gale
Women's 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m
Ottawa
Madeline Price
Women's 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m
Toronto
Micha Powell
Women's 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m
Montreal
Zoe Sherar
Women's 4x400m, Mixed 4x400m
Toronto
Ramone English*
Men's 4x100m
Edmonton
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