Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
at the Commonwealth Games

The Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday 11 October and Tuesday 12 October 2010.

On 15 October 2010, three days following the event, Folashade Abugan was reported to have tested positive for Testosterone prohormone, subsequently disqualifying her results including those of the Nigerian women's 4 x 400 metres relay team. The English and Canadian teams' results were elevated to the silver and bronze medal-winning positions respectively.[1]

Records

World Record 3:15.17  Soviet Union Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988
Games Record 3:25.63  Australia Manchester, England 2002

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
4  India Jauna Murmu, Sini Jose, Chitra Soman, Ashwini Akkunji 3:32.52 Q
7  Australia Pirrenee Steinert, Lauren Boden, Olivia Tauro, Jody Henry 3:33.07 Q
6  Canada Amonn Nelson, Ruky Abdulai, Vicki Tolton, Carline Muir 3:33.42 Q
8  Nigeria Bukola Abogunloko, Margaret Etim, Josephine Ehigie, Folashade Abugan 3:35.70 q
3  Kenya Florence Wasike, Cathrine Musiko, Maureen Maiyo, Grace Kidake 3:39.96
5  Northern Ireland Joanna Mills, Christine McMahon, Katie Kirk, Jo Patterson 3:40.92

Heat 2

Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
6  Botswana Lydia Mushila, Kgalalelo Sefo, Oarabile Babolayi, Amantle Montsho 3:36.01 Q
7  England Kelly Massey, Joice Maduaka, Nadine Okyere, Vicki Barr 3:36.68 Q
5  Scotland Gemma Nicol, Kathryn Evans, Claire Gibson, Eilidh Child 3:36.93 Q
8  Uganda Justine Bayigga, Janet Achola, Annet Negesa, Emily Nanziri 3:39.30 q
2  Papua New Guinea Betty Burua, Salome Dell, Helen Philemon, Toea Wisil 3:40.40
4  Jamaica Davita Prendergast, Nadia Cunningham, Tanice Barnett, Dominique Blake 3:42.31
3  Sierra Leone DNS

Final

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7  India Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose, Ashwini Akkunji, Mandeep Kaur 3:27.77
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4  England Kelly Massey, Vicki Barr, Meghan Beesley, Nadine Okyere 3:29.51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9  Canada Amonn Nelson, Adrienne Power, Vicki Tolton, Carline Muir 3:30.20
4 5  Australia Jody Henry, Pirrenee Steinert, Olivia Tauro, Sally Pearson 3:30.29
5 8  Scotland Gemma Nicol, Eilidh Child, Kathryn Evans, Lee McConnell 3:30.91
6 6  Botswana Lydia Mushila, Kgalalelo Sefo, Oarabile Babolayi, Amantle Montsho 3:38.44
3  Uganda Justine Bayigga, Janet Achola, Annet Negesa, Emily Nanziri DQ R 163.3a
2  Nigeria Folashade Abugan, Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko, Muizat Odumosu DQ (3:28.72) Doping

References

  1. ^ "Third Nigerian fails Commonwealth Games drugs test". CNN. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.