The nation’s medal hopes in the Rio 2016 Olympic games will be pinned on the 4X400m relay team which will be in action in the wee hours of Saturday morning at 0210hrs (CAT). Botswana will be in lane 2 in the first heat. The first three (3) in each heat will qualify.
Start List
Lane 1: Colombia, National Record 3:01.16
Lane 2: Botswana, 2.59.95
Lane 3: Japan, 3:00.76
Lane 4: Jamaica, 2:56.75
Lane 5: USA, 2:54.29
Lane 6: Poland, 2:58.00
Lane 7: Trinidad and Tobago, 2:58.20
Lane 8: France, 2:58.96
There are two heats.
First 3 in each heat Qualify Automatically to the final.
The next two fastest times will book a place in the final.