Defending 800-meter gold medalist Athing Mu falls in Olympic trials, will miss Paris
Athing Mu, the defending Olympic gold medalist in the 800-meter race, tripped and fell during trials Monday, ending her bid to make the U.S. team headed to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Athing Mu, the defending Olympic gold medalist in the 800-meter race, tripped and fell during trials Monday, ending her bid to make the U.S. team headed to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The shocking turn of events for Mu, the 2023 World Championships bronze medalist, showed how difficult it is to make the elite U.S. track and field Olympics team.
Nia Akins, Allie Wilson and Juliette Whittaker finished 1-2-3 and are all going to their first Olympic Games.
The mishap, just a few moments into the final race to determine who's getting on the plane to Paris, took place at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon.
“It doesn’t matter who you are,” Ato Boldon told NBC Olympics in a pre-Trials roundtable. “You’re guaranteed drama. It’s the toughest team in the world to make.”
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