Overview
- India’s World Relays campaign in Gaborone ended Sunday with a men’s 4x400m DNF after Amoj Jacob cramped, a men’s 4x100m disqualification on a failed final exchange, and a dropped baton in the women’s 4x100m.
- All five Indian quartets had already missed the finals on Saturday’s opening heats, which were the primary pathway to lock in 2027 World Championships spots by advancing.
- A small bright spot came with a national record in the mixed 4x100m at 41.35 seconds, set by Ragul Kumar, Nithya Gandhe, Animesh Kujur and Sneha SS, though the team did not progress.
- Other nations converted their chances as Jamaica set a mixed 4x100m world record at 39.99 seconds minutes after Canada ran 40.07, and Canada later booked a mixed 4x400m berth with a national record of 3:12.43.
- Ireland’s women qualified in the 4x400m with a season-best 3:23.83 on Sharlene Mawdsley’s 48.34 anchor, underscoring how the Relays serve as a direct route to Beijing and shape lanes and entries for major meets.