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#BudaQuest | World lead for confident 4x400 women

Published:Saturday | August 26, 2023 | 1:45 PMLennox Aldred/Gleaner Writer
Jamaica's Stacey-Ann Williams (second right), collects the baton from Shiann Salmon during their 4x400 metres heat at the World Athletics Championships inside the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.
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Jamaica's Stacey-Ann Williams (second right), collects the baton from Shiann Salmon during their 4x400 metres heat at the World Athletics Championships inside the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.

The Jamaican women’s mile relay team eased into the final of the event following a world-leading winning time of 3:22:74 minutes in heat one of the 4x400 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

The quartet of Charokee Young, Nikisha Pryce, Shiann Salmon, and Stacey-Ann Williams led all the way to the finish line, finishing ahead of Canada, second in 3:23:29.

The Netherlands took the third automatic qualifying spot after they clocked 3:23:75.

The second heat was won by Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who clocked a winning time of 3:23:33. Belgium were second in 3:23:63, while Italy took the third automatic qualifying spot with a national record, 3:23:86.

The favourites, United States, were disqualified following an illegal baton change.

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