Forty Nations Enter 4 × 100 Metres Relay Field for Gaborone
The 4 × 100 metres relay is part of a World Relays field that brings 40 nations to Gaborone, Botswana, with live coverage on Peacock on Saturday and Sunday. The meet also carries direct qualification stakes for the 2027 World Championships in Beijing, so the weekend is more than a broadcast window.
Gaborone Relay Entry List
Courtney Lindsey is on the U.S. entry list, giving the American team a 100m silver medalist in the mix. Ronnie Baker is also entered for the United States, bringing a Tokyo Olympic 100m background and a 2018 World indoor bronze in the 60m.
Jamaica’s women’s lineup includes Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shericka Jackson. The original Jamaican entries also listed Oblique Seville and Kishane Thompson, but both have since withdrawn, leaving the women’s side as the more familiar part of that roster.
Botswana Home Names
Host nation Botswana has Letsile Tebogo and Collen Kebinatshipi in its group. Tebogo gives the home crowd an Olympic 200m gold medalist, while Kebinatshipi arrives as the world 400m champion.
The meet’s structure is simple but unforgiving. On Saturday, the top two finishers in each of the four heats across the six events advance to the 2027 World Championships. On Sunday, the second qualifying round sends the top two teams from each of the two heats through, bringing each event to 12 qualifying teams.
Budapest Mixed Relays
Sunday also decides more than Beijing places. The top six teams in the mixed 4x100m and mixed 4x400m finals qualify for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, scheduled for Sept. 11-13.
That extra path gives the mixed races a second layer of value, because teams can leave Gaborone with a spot in one global meet while still sorting out their 2027 Worlds position through top times later in the season. At the 2025 World Relays, the six finals were won by five different nations, a reminder that these fields can spread the medals and the momentum quickly.
For teams in Gaborone, the immediate job is clear: get through the heats, secure one of the top two spots, and avoid leaving qualification to the season’s time lists. For viewers, Peacock carries the entire weekend from Botswana, where every relay lane can alter the road to Beijing and, for the mixed events, Budapest as well.
