Aussies smash record as showboating rival cops 'instant karma'
Australia had the last laugh after a home hero’s taunt backfired badly.
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- Australia set multiple national records at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, on opening days of competition. Highlights included the men’s 4x400m and the mixed 4x400m relays breaking national marks, and the men’s 4x100m performance pushing into finals for medal contention.[1][5][6][8]
- The men’s 4x400m relay clocked a new Australian national record, improving the previous mark by a wide margin and placing Australia high on the all-time list; this contributed to a strong pace for the team across heats and finals.[7][9][1]
- The event also featured other Australian record breakthroughs on the opening day, including a mixed 4x400m national record and a top-10 all-time performance in the men’s 4x400m, signaling Australia’s rising relays program on the world stage.[3][6][1]
If you’d like, I can pull the very latest official times, delve into which athletes ran each leg, or format a quick table comparing the record times and their previous marks. Also available: a short explainer on what these relays mean for Australia’s chances at the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Sources: The Guardian report on Australian records at the Relays, multiple Australian outlets covering the opening-day records, and Reuters recap of the 4x400m national record performance.[5][9][1][3][7]