This study examined the effect of speech on baton passing in the 100m relay. Thirty-six male university students participated in a 100m relay race, teaming up in pairs. The first runner started at the signal, passed the baton to the second runner at 30-60m, and the second runner ran to the goal line. In the speech condition, a speech was given just before the first runner passed the baton, and in the no-speech condition, no speech was given. As a result, no significant difference was observed between the condition with and without speech, and this study showed that speech did not affect the baton passing in the relay.