4 x 400 meter Men Heats, Heat:1 of 2 ; Official result since 17:27
| Rank | Lane | ID | Name | PB | Team | Cat | Result | Info | Video |
| 1 | 4 | 52 | Botswana | BOT | Senior | 3:09.25 | Q | ||
| 2 | 5 | 427 | Nigeria | NGR | Senior | 3:12.24 | Q | ||
| 3 | 3 | 607 | Gambia | GAM | Senior | 3:14.88 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 208 | Ethiopia | ETH | Senior | 3:16.86 | |||
| 5 | 7 | 347 | Mauritius | MRI | Senior | 3:16.94 | |||
| 6 | 0 | Reunion | DNS |