2021 World Athletics Relays
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| Host city |  Chorzów, Poland |
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| Events | 9 |
| Dates | 1–2 May |
| Main venue | Silesian Stadium |
The 2021 World Athletics Relays have been held in Chorzów, Poland from 1 to 2 May 2021.[1][2][3]
Schedule[]
The program has undergone some changes, due to the lack of participants some preliminary rounds have in fact been canceled.[4]
Silesia Stadium, the venue.
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Winners summary[]
There are no medalists but winners in each event.
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
 South AfricaThando Dlodlo Gift Leotlela Clarence Munyai Akani Simbine |
38.71 |  ItalyFausto Desalu Marcell Jacobs Davide Manenti Filippo Tortu |
39.21 |  Japan |
39.42 |
| 4 × 200 metres relay |
 GermanySteven Müller Lucas Ansah-Peprah |
1:22.43 SB |  KenyaMark Odhiambo Mike Nyang'au |
1:24.26 SB |  PortugalDiogo Antunes |
1:24.53 SB[5] |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
 NetherlandsJochem Dobber Liemarvin Bonevacia Ramsey Angela Tony van Diepen |
3:03.45 | Japan Rikuya Ito Kaito Kawabata Kentaro Sato Aoto Suzuki |
3:04.45 |  BotswanaIsaac Makwala Boitumelo Masilo Ditiro Nzamani Leungo Scotch |
3:04.77 |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Italy Irene Siragusa Gloria Hooper Anna Bongiorni Vittoria Fontana |
43.79 SB | Poland Magdalena Stefanowicz Klaudia Adamek Katarzyna Sokólska Pia Skrzyszowska |
44.10 | Netherlands Jamile Samuel Dafne Schippers Nadine Visser Naomi Sedney |
44.10 |
| 4 × 200 metres relay |
Poland Kamila Ciba Klaudia Adamek Marlena Gola |
1:34.98 NR |  IrelandSophie Becker |
1:35.93 NR |  EcuadorÁngela Tenorio Marizol Landázuri Anahí Suárez |
1:36.86 SB |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
 Cuba Zurian Hechavarría Rose Mary Almanza Lisneidy Veitía Roxana Gómez |
3:28.41 | Poland Kornelia Lesiewicz Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik Natalia Kaczmarek |
3:28.81 |  United KingdomLaviai Nielsen Ama Pipi Emily Diamond Jessie Knight |
3:29.27 |
Mixed[]
From the top left: Scotti, Trevisan, Mangione and Re, the Italian national track relay team winners of the 4x400 m mixed relay.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 metres relay details |
Italy Edoardo Scotti Giancarla Trevisan Alice Mangione Davide Re |
3:16.60 |  BrazilAnderson Henriques Tiffani Marinho Geisa Coutinho Alison dos Santos |
3:17.54 |  Dominican RepublicLidio Féliz Anabel Medina Ventura Marileidy Paulino Alexander Ogando |
3:17.58 |
| 2 × 2 × 400 metres relay details |
Poland Joanna Jóźwik Patryk Dobek |
3:40.92 | Kenya Ferguson Rotich |
3:41.79 |  SloveniaAnita Horvat Žan Rudolf |
3:41.95 |
| Shuttle hurdles relay details |
Germany Erik Balnuweit Gregor Traber |
56.53 | Poland Damian Czykier |
56.68 | Kenya |
59.89 |
Winners positions[]
As the World Athletics Relays are not a championship, there are no champions or medalists, but just winners.
* Host nation (Poland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland (POL)* | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 nations) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Team standings[]
Teams scored for every place in the top 8 with 8 points awarded for first place, 7 for second, etc. The overall points winner was given the Golden Baton.[6]
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
37 |
| 2 | Italy |
32 |
| 3 | Kenya |
24 |
| 4 | Netherlands |
20 |
| 5 | Germany |
19 |
| 6 | Japan |
18 |
| 7 | Ecuador |
15 |
| 8 |  Denmark |
13 |
| 9 | South Africa |
12 |
| T-10 | Portugal |
10 |
| T-10 | Great Britain |
10 |
Participating nations[]
37 nations were due to take part in the competition, before the renouncement of Canada,[7] India,[8] Jamaica,[9] Nigeria,[10] and Trinidad and Tobago.[11][12] Other notable absences include Australia, China and the USA, who will all be missing the event for the first time. Zambia are set to make their debut.
Spanish Ángel David Rodríguez, 41, is the oldest athlete entered for the event, while 17-year-old Nigerian sprinter Imaobong Nse Uko is the youngest competitor.
Belarus (13)
Belgium (12)
Botswana (21)
Brazil (20)
Canada
Chile (6)
Colombia (9)
Cuba (5)
Czech Republic (31)
Denmark (12)
Dominican Republic (6)
Ecuador (10)
France (40)
Germany (40)
Ghana (11)
Great Britain (16)
India
Ireland (16)
Italy (38)
Jamaica
Japan (29)
Kenya (36)
Netherlands (24)
Nigeria
Poland (44)
Portugal (16)
Puerto Rico (5)
Slovakia (10)
Slovenia (2)
South Africa (16)
Spain (40)
Switzerland (14)
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey (16)
Ukraine (5)
Zambia (5)
Zimbabwe (7)
References[]
- ^ "SILESIA NAMED HOST OF 2021 IAAF WORLD RELAYS". IAAF. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Silesia to host IAAF World Relays in 2021 insidethegames.biz
- ^ IAAF Moves 2021 World Relays to Europe Dyestat.com
- ^ world relays silesia 21 Program World Athletics Relays
- ^ Sporting CP (POR) ran 1:24.20 in 2003.
- ^ "Team standings". IAAF. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Canada withdraws from 2021 World Athletics Relays". athletics.ca. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Dutee Chand, Hima Das to miss World Athletics Relays". olympics.com. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "U.S., Jamaica won't send teams to World Athletics Relays". runningmagazine.ca. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria out of World Relays due to infighting". premiumtimesng.com. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "TT track team withdrawn from World Athletics Relays". Newsday. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Entry Lists by COUNTRY and EVENT" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Canada withdraws from upcoming World Relays in Poland over COVID-19 concerns".
- ^ @afiindia (28 April 2021). "Team @WASilesia21 sadly we won't be able to join you