World Relays Recap + Assessing Allyson Felix’s Comeback Chances For LA2028

About this episode

The episode recaps the World Athletics Relays and discusses Allyson Felix's potential comeback for LA2028.

The World Athletics Relays wrapped up Sunday with world records, championship records, and the first automatic qualifiers secured for Budapest and Beijing 2027. Discussed in this episode: - Jamaica broke their own mixed 4x100m world record — 39.62 in the final - USA smashed the mixed 4x400m championship record — 3:07.47 - Host nation Botswana won the men’s 4x400m in 2:54.47 — third fastest in history — in front of a packed home crowd described as one of the best atmospheres in recent track memory - Norway stunned the field in the women’s 4x400m with a world-leading national record of 3:20.96 - The race of the meet: The men’s 4x400m final produced one of the most jaw-dropping relay performances ever. Botswana (2:54.47), South Africa (2:55.07), and Australia (2:55.20) went 2nd, 3rd, and 4th all time. The world record of 2:54.29 — set by the US in 1993 — survives, but barely. All three anchors were shoulder to shoulder on the final bend before Botswana’s Collen Kebinatshipi pulled away with what witnesses described as otherworldly closing speed. - The split that turned heads: South African sprinter Lythe Pillay ran a 42.66 relay split — a stunning leg for an athlete whose individual…

Topics covered

• World Relays
• Allyson Felix
• track and field
• relay races
• world records
• comeback chances

Keywords

• World Relays
• Allyson Felix
• Jamaica
• USA
• Botswana
• Norway
• South Africa
• relay records
• track and field

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Athletics, USA, Botswana, Norway, South Africa, Australia, Belgian

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