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 × 400 metres relay team. The English and Canadian teams' results were elevated to the silver and bronze medal-winning positions respectively.
Records World Record 3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea 1 October 1988 Games Record 3:25.63 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 4Jauna Murmu, Sini Jose, Chitra Soman, Ashwini Akkunji 3:32.52 Q 7Pirrenee Steinert, Lauren Boden, Olivia Tauro, Jody Henry 3:33.07 Q 6Amonn Nelson, Ruky Abdulai, Vicki Tolton, Carline Muir 3:33.42 Q 8Bukola Abogunloko, Margaret Etim, Josephine Ehigie, Folashade Abugan 3:35.70 q 3Florence Wasike, Cathrine Musiko, Maureen Maiyo, Grace Kidake 3:39.96 5Joanna Mills, Christine McMahon, Katie Kirk, Jo Patterson 3:40.92
Heat 2 Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 6Lydia Mushila, Kgalalelo Sefo, Oarabile Babolayi, Amantle Montsho 3:36.01 Q 7Kelly Massey, Joice Maduaka, Nadine Okyere, Vicki Barr 3:36.68 Q 5Gemma Nicol, Kathryn Evans, Claire Gibson, Eilidh Child 3:36.93 Q 8Justine Bayigga, Janet Achola, Annet Negesa, Emily Nanziri 3:39.30 q 2Betty Burua, Salome Dell, Helen Philemon, Toea Wisil 3:40.40 4Davita Prendergast, Nadia Cunningham, Tanice Barnett, Dominique Blake 3:42.31 3 DNS
Final Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 7Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose, Ashwini Akkunji, Mandeep Kaur 3:27.77 4Kelly Massey, Vicki Barr, Meghan Beesley, Nadine Okyere 3:29.51 9Amonn Nelson, Adrienne Power, Vicki Tolton, Carline Muir 3:30.20 4 5Jody Henry, Pirrenee Steinert, Olivia Tauro, Sally Pearson 3:30.29 5 8Gemma Nicol, Eilidh Child, Kathryn Evans, Lee McConnell 3:30.91 6 6Lydia Mushila, Kgalalelo Sefo, Oarabile Babolayi, Amantle Montsho 3:38.44 — 3Justine Bayigga, Janet Achola, Annet Negesa, Emily Nanziri DQ — 2Folashade Abugan, Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko, Muizat Odumosu DQ (3:28.72) Doping
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