4 × 200 m relay, women

What to remember

Four nations in a single relay: in Austin, on March 30, 2024, at the Texas Relays, Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke, Jamaica's Lanae-Tava Thomas and Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred ran the 4 × 200 m in 1 min 27.05 s. Their average speed reached 33.08 km/h.

Each runner covers half a lap of a standard track. The event is eligible for world records, yet it is not a standard event at most professional meets and is held at neither the Olympics nor the World Championships: it is mostly run at high school level and in American colleges, and at the World Relays since 2014. The first recorded time over the distance dates from 1903, by a Vienna cycling club, the Währinger Bicycle Club.

Dina Asher-Smith, who set British records over 60 m, 100 m and 200 m, was world 200 m champion in 2019 in Doha. With the 4 × 100 m relay she took Olympic bronze in Rio in 2016 and in Tokyo, then silver in Paris in 2024.