Audrey Jean-Baptiste and Team Canada Place Six in 4x400 Relay Final; Qualify for World Championships In Fall
5/3/2015 4:52:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
The World Championships will be held in Beijing, China from August 22-30 of this year
Tulsa's Audrey Jean-Baptiste and Team Canada finished sixth in the 4x400- meter relay at the IAAF/BTC World Relays in the Bahamas, and qualify for the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, from August 22-30, 2015.
Team Canada qualifies for the World Championships after hitting the "A" standard of sub 3:30.00. They also automatically qualified after reaching Sunday's A Final.
In the loaded finals, the Canadians ran a season-best, 3:29.65, and Jean-Baptiste ran a 51.96 split from the anchor leg of the race.
Team USA won the race in a championship record time of 3:19.39, while the Jamaicans finished in second (3:22.49) and Great Britain & N.I. finishing in third (3:26.38).
Team Canada qualified for Sunday's final, after having the sixth fastest time in preliminary round (3:30.64) on Saturday.
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Team Canada qualifies for the World Championships after hitting the "A" standard of sub 3:30.00. They also automatically qualified after reaching Sunday's A Final.
In the loaded finals, the Canadians ran a season-best, 3:29.65, and Jean-Baptiste ran a 51.96 split from the anchor leg of the race.
Team USA won the race in a championship record time of 3:19.39, while the Jamaicans finished in second (3:22.49) and Great Britain & N.I. finishing in third (3:26.38).
Team Canada qualified for Sunday's final, after having the sixth fastest time in preliminary round (3:30.64) on Saturday.
For all Tulsa track news and information, visit www.TulsaHurricane.com. Follow Tulsa Athletics on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaHurricane and Facebook at www.facebook.com/TulsaHurricane. Follow Tulsa Track & Field on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaTrack and Facebook at www.facebook.com/TulsaTrack.
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