Athing Mu dominates 800m final to qualify for Tokyo

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

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.