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05/11 17:10 CDT Canada wins first World Relays mixed 4x100-meter title from
Jamaica and Britain
Canada wins first World Relays mixed 4x100-meter title from Jamaica and Britain
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) --- Canada won the first ever World Relays mixed
4x100-meter title in Guangzhou, China on Sunday.
The Canadian team of Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and
Eliezer Adjibi finished ahead of Jamaica and Britain as the event made its
global debut at the World Relays.
Canada recorded a winning time of 40.30, with Jamaica taking second in 40.44
and the team from Britain and Northern Ireland finishing in 40.88.
South Africa's men won the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays, with Akani
Simbine leading the 4x100 team to victory in 37.61 to edge the United States
and Olympic champion Canada.
Britain won the women's 4x100 in 42.21 from Spain and Jamaica, and Spain won
the women's 4x400 in a national record 3 minutes, 24.13 seconds.
The United States set a meet record of 3:09.54 seconds to win the mixed
4x400-meter relay.
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