Update 8/3/21: Athing Mu is an Olympic gold medalist. The Trenton, New Jersey-native won the gold medal in the women's 800m on Tuesday night at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in a new American record of 1:55.21. Nearly two years ago, MileSplit traveled to Trenton, New Jersey to spend a few days with Mu as she finished out her high school career. Below, the story details Mu's journey before choosing and attending Texas A&M in the fall of 2020.
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In 2020, the MileSplit team visited Trenton, New Jersey, for this feature-length video on Athing Mu, who had recently committed to Texas A & M. Fast track a year later, and Mu's first races for the Aggies have exceeded all expectations.
On Friday at the Charlie Thomas Invitational in College Station, Texas, Mu ran an indoor 400m in 50.52 seconds to break the World Athletics U20 record last accomplished by Sanya Richards-Ross, if ratified. According to World Athletics, Sydney McLaughlin actually ran faster in 2018, going 50.36, though her effort coul...
