Mu got tangled with other 800-meter runners in Monday night's final.
Athing Mu wins a heat in the women's 800-meter semi-final as Kate Grace and Michaela Rose collide during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Sunday, June 23, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. Athing Mu was looking to book her second consecutive trip to the Olympics on Monday night and to defend her gold medal in the women’s 800 meters at the
It wasn’t for a lack of effort or fitness though that Mu will be missing out on an opportunity to do that.American record-holder Athing Mu falls 200m into the race and Nia Akins wins, running the fastest time of her life .The gap proved too much for even a runner of Mu’s caliber to make up. Despite running the 1500 meters in the past, Mu is not currently entered in that event, which has its first heats coming up on Thursday.
Mu, while at Texas A&M, won three NCAA titles and set a whopping six all-time collegiate records. She also set eight Texas A&M records.Kellen Bulger , Sports Audience Producer. Kellen Bulger is a audience producer on The Dallas Morning News' sports desk. Kellen began his time at the DMN on the audience team as an audience journalist. He earned his bachelor's degree from Willamette University, and his master's degree in engagement journalism from CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.
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