 Guangdong Olympic Stadium will host the championships. | |
| Host city |  Guangzhou, China |
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| Edition | 7th [1] |
| Events | 6 |
| Dates | 10-11 May 2025 |
| Main venue | Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
The 2025 World Athletics Relays will be held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, China on 10 and 11 May 2025. [2]
The 2025 edition will be the first edition to feature a mixed 4 x 100 metres. [3]
Initially, Guangzhou was awarded to host the 2023 World Athletics Relays, which would be held on 13 and 14 May 2023. [4] On 31 October 2022, it was announced that the championships would be postponed to 2025 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
The event will serve as a qualifying event for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with the top 14 teams from the World Relays qualifying relay teams to the World Championships. [6] [7]
All times are local (UTC+8). [8]
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| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | ||||||
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| Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay details | ||||||
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay details | ||||||
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Totals (0 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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World Championships organised by World Athletics | |
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| Outdoor | |
| Indoor | |
| Continental Cup* | |
| U20 | |
| U18 | |
| Cross Country | |
| Race Walking | |
| Women's Road Race | |
| Marathon | |
| Half Marathon | |
| Road Relay | |
| Relays | |
| Ultimate | |
| Road Running | |
