Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 and 6 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium.A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify a relay team of 5 athletes in one of three ways.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021.The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF.[5] Prior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic, and area records were as follows.