Athing Mu stumbles, falls in 800 meters and will not have chance to defend her Olympic title
Associated PressEUGENE, Ore. — Athing Mu got tangled up in the middle of the track and started falling. With that, one of America’s most promising runners saw her hopes of back-to-back Olympic titles in the 800 meters go down the drain, while sports fans got a refresher on just how unforgiving these U.S. track trials really are. It’s part of our American way.” Mu filed an appeal and USA Track and Field officials sorted through the replays deep into the night, but eventually denied the protest. Despite the fall, Mu could still go to Paris as part of the U.S. relay pool; she was a key part of the team’s gold-medal win in the 4x400 three years ago in Tokyo. “I heard it and I was just like ‘OK, keep running, it wasn’t you,’” second-place finisher Allie Wilson said of the commotion that resulted in Mu’s tumble.
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