Athing Mu, 19, Ends Half-Century U.S. Drought With Women's 800m Gold
By Gomez in Sports
Updated 3 years ago
Nineteen-year-old phenom Athing Mu captured 800m gold Tuesday night in Tokyo, breaking the U.S. record and triumphantly expiring what had been the longest active American title drought in Olympic women's track events. Mu led most of the race to close in 1:55.21, breaking teammate Ajee Wilson's all-time U.S. best from...