All six winning teams from the 2025 World Relays are set to defend their titles at the World Athletics Relays set to take place in the capital of Botswana on 2-3 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The strong fields also include four of the five victorious nations from the 2025 World Championships and three gold-medal-winning teams from the 2024 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Host nation Botswana will be aiming to make a strong impression in front of a home crowd as their squads for the men\u2019s relay disciplines are led by the nation\u2019s two global champions. Olympic 200m gold medallist Letsile Tebogo is entered for the 4x100m, while world 400m champion Collen Kebinatshipi is joined on the 4x400m team by fellow world 4x400m champions Bayapo Ndori and Leungo Scotch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Relays powerhouse USA \u2013 winner of numerous world and Olympic titles across multiple relay disciplines \u2013 has named a formidable squad. Ronnie Baker and Courtney Lindsey, part of the triumphant men\u2019s 4x100m team at last year\u2019s World Championships, are among the standout names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamaica, another sprints superpower, also has a powerful line-up. World 100m champion Oblique Seville is listed for the men\u2019s 4x100m, while multiple Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah and two-time world champion Shericka Jackson are entered for the women\u2019s event. In the mixed 4x100m, world and Olympic 100m silver medallist Kishane Thompson is joined by Tia and Tina Clayton, while 2023 world champion Antonio Watson is named for the men\u2019s 4x400m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canada has entered the four men who claimed 2024 Olympic gold and 2025 world silver in the 4x100m: Andre De Grasse, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Aaron Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Africa will be keen to match their success from last year\u2019s World Relays. All four men from their triumphant 4x400m quartet are named for this year\u2019s edition, while Akani Simbine, who anchored them to glory in the men\u2019s 4x100m, also returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spain, another one of the success stories from 2025, has also fielded a strong team for Gaborone. Three of the four women from their victorious 4x400m team will be in action, alongside three of the four athletes who finished runner-up in the women\u2019s 4x100m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World indoor 60m champion Zaynab Dosso features on the Italian women\u2019s 4x100m team. Meanwhile Germany has entered several of the women who have contributed to their world and Olympic bronze medals in the 4x100m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other experienced relay standouts include Lieke Klaver on the Dutch women\u2019s 4x400m team, 2024 world indoor 400m champion Alexander Doom on Belgium\u2019s mixed 4x400m squad, and Polish duo Natalia Bukowiecka and Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, both key members of their nation\u2019s 4x400m teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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