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Athing Mu trains with Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone but pulled out mid-race recently and the reason has finally been explained.
Sydney McLaughlin Levrone’s training partner, Athing Mu, returned to the track first time in nine months but could not finish the race.
Mu pulled out at the 3000 meters mark in the Mt. SAC Relays 5000m on Friday night at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.
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The American marked her return for the first time since the US Olympic Trials in Eugene last summer. The former Olympic Champion is getting ready for the 800m by running 5000m to gain back the momentum.
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After completing 3000m in the Mt.SAC Relays, Mu told Sportskeeda: “It was definitely long, longer than 800 meters or 1500 meters, but it was fun”
In the US trials, 2024, Mu was on track to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the women’s 800m, but she tripped and fell in the 200 meters into the race.
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Mu has not raced after failing to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Following a tough season last year, Mu, who won the gold medal in the 800m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is gearing up for the Tokyo World Championships. She started her season with the 5,000m race.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Athing Mu are training under Bobby Kersee for the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo later this year.
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Coach Kersee responded to Mu’s entry in the Mt. SAC Relays 5000m by clarifying that she is not expected to go the full distance.
He called it an early fitness check and an opportunity for her to get comfortable with racing in a larger group.
Mu holds the world under-20 record in the women's indoor 800m, which she set in early 2021. She also holds the world U20 best in the indoor 600 meters, set in 2019 when she was 16 years of age. Her time is the third fastest ever run indoors.
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