The first medal has been received for the Dutch athletics team at the world championships in Eugene, USA. The foursome in the mixed 4×400 meter relay captured the silver. The Dominican Republic team was slightly faster in the final, 8 hundredths to be exact. The American quartet took the bronze.
Liemarvin Bonevacia, Lieke Klaver, Tony van Diepen and Femke Bol ran in the final to a Dutch record of 3.09.90.