Kenya bags mixed relay bronze, qualifies men’s 4x100m team for World Championships
Kenya's 4.x400metres relay team of Zablon Ekhal Ekwam, Boniface Ontuga Mweresa, Brian Onyari Tinega, and Kevin Kipkorir celebrate after heat 3 during the 2025 World Athletics Relays at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China on May 10, 2025.
It was Kenya’s first medal in the mixed relay since the 2019 Yokohama World Relays, where they also claimed bronze.
The United States retained their title in dominant fashion, clocking a championship record of 3:09.54. Australia followed with silver in an Area National Record time of 3:12.20.
Kenya’s 4x400m mixed relay team Sunday secured a historic bronze medal at the World Athletics Relay Championships in Guangzhou, China, while the men’s 4x100m team booked their ticket to the World Championships for the first time in over four decades.
Former national 400m champion Mercy Oketch anchored the mixed relay quartet — comprising David Sanayek, Mercy Chebet, and Brian Tinega — to third place in a season-best time of 3:13.10.
