Athing Mu crushed the 800-meter final at the U.S. Olympic trials on Sunday night, winning the race in 1:56.07.
19-year-old @athiiing sets the Trials record and punched her ticket to Tokyo! 🎟@usatf | #TrackFieldTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/luuwJoUHnS— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) June 28, 2021
19-year-old @athiiing sets the Trials record and punched her ticket to Tokyo! 🎟@usatf | #TrackFieldTrials21 x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/luuwJoUHnS
The 19-year-old’s race, which broke the Olympic trials record, was the second-fastest ever run by an American woman.
Raevyn Rogers and Ajee’ Wilson also qualified for the event, coming in second and third behind Mu.