Athletics
2026 World Athletics Relays Highlights: Mixed 4x100 team sets NR
Catch all the highlights from the second day of action at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana.
2026 World Athletics Relays Highlights: Indian 4x100m mixed relay team of Ragul Kumar, Nithya Gandhe, Animesh Kujur and Sneha SS crossed the finish line with a new National Record time, clocking 41.35s. The previous NR stood at 42.30s. They finished 6th in their heat and tenth overall.
A mix up between Ragul Kumar and Gurindervir Singh leads to another DNF for the men's 4x100 relay team.
The women’s 4x100m finished last with 53.90s after a baton exchange slip-up between Tamanna and Nithya Gandhe. Nithya had to return to pick and restart the race.
The men’s 4x100 team was disqualified after another baton exchange fiasco and Anol Jacob pulled his muscle midway through the 4x400m men’s relay, resulting in another DNF from Indian team.
None of the Indian teams qualified for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
As it happened..
Live Updates
- 3 May 2026 5:49 PM IST
Up Next: Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay
4x400m Mixed relay includes: Theerthesh P. Shetty, Kumari Saloni, Nihal William and Rashdeep Kaur. They are in Heat 1.
- 3 May 2026 5:47 PM IST
NR for India's 4x100 Mixed Relay team
India finished sixth with a time of 41.35s, a season best. They fail to qualify for World Championships but get the National Record.
Australia and Switzerland take the quota spots from this heat.
- 3 May 2026 5:38 PM IST
First Up: 4x100m Mixed Relay
The 4x100 Mixed relay team includes Ragul Kumar, Nithya Gandhe, Animesh Kujur and Sneha SS. The Indian National Record stands at 42.30s.
India is in Heat 2 with Australia, Spain and Poland. Only the top two from each heat qualify for the World Athletics Championships (WQ).
Italy and Portugal have already qualified from Heat 1.
- 3 May 2026 5:32 PM IST
Day 2 Schedule of Indian team:
5:32PM 4x100m Mixed Relay
5:50PM 4x400m Mixed Relay
6:14PM 4x400m Women
6:38PM 4x400m Men Relay
7:00PM 4x100m Women Relay
7:17PM 4x100m Men Relay
- 3 May 2026 5:23 PM IST
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