Jamaica Moves into Tokyo Qualifying Place with 4x100m Win in London

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 19: Kishane Thompson of Team Jamaica competes in the 4x100m Relay Men Final during the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the 2025 Diamond League at London Stadium on July 19, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Jamaica’s men’s 4x100m relay team ran 37.80 seconds at the London Diamond League on Saturday to give the country a good chance of securing a place at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September.

The quartet in running order of Rohan Watson, Oblique Seville, Kadrian Goldson and Kishane Thompson on anchor, won the event ahead of Great Britain anchored by Zharnel Hughes.

The time puts Jamaica in 15th spot pushing Japan down to 16th with their 37.84 seconds and the Netherlands down to 17th with their 37.87 seconds.

The top 16 countries in the world on August 24 will compete at the World Championships.

Ten teams qualified from the World Relays and the other six to be added based on time in the world rankings.