Ghana sailed through to the men’s 4x100m final after setting the fastest time in the heats at the 2025 World Athletics Championships on Saturday, 20 September.
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu anchored Ghana to victory in heat 2, leading the team home in a national record 37.79 seconds to book their place in Sunday’s gold medal race.
In the first heat, Canada claimed first place in a season-best time of 37.85, with the USA – without Noah Lyles – coming second in 37.98.
As is so often the case in the relays, failed baton handovers made the headlines, and this time around, Jamaica were the biggest losers. A mix-up between Ryiem Forde and Kishane Thompson ended with them dropping the baton heading into the final leg of heat 1, and missing out on a place in the final.
After both heats concluded, the other nations to claim a spot in the final are the Netherlands, Japan, Germany, Australia and France.