HISTORY! Trenton Native Athing Mu Becomes First Woman To Win Gold Medal In 800M Since 1968
TOKYO (CBS) -- History at the Olympic Games in Toyko! Athing Mu, a native of Trenton, New Jersey, has become the first American woman to win the Gold Medal in the 800m race since the 1968 Mexico City Games.
ATHING MU TAKES THE GOLD! ????
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2021
She is the first American woman to win the 800m since the 1968 Mexico City Games. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/WmJq2dYulr
Mu, 19, dominated the race being the only runner coming down the final sprint to not be near any of her opponents.
SIMPLY LEGENDARY. ????
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 3, 2021
Athing Mu is an Olympic Gold Medalist in the women's 800m. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/bHEj1SvdKB
With Mu's convincing Gold Medal performance, the USA now has (as of this writing) 24 Gold Medals. Which is second place to China's 32 Gold Medals and in front of third-place host country Japan's 19 Gold Medals.
To keep up to date on medal standings by Country, click here.
The Trenton faithful brought the cheers.
Trenton's Athing Mu wins gold in the 800 meters in Tokyo!!! @WHYYNews pic.twitter.com/YwYLliqzHo
— Emma Lee (@EmmaLeePhoto) August 3, 2021
Making Team USA extremely proud with Mu and Raevyn Rogers -- who placed third for Bronze-- performances.
ATHING MU. RAEVYN ROGERS. EPIC AT 800M. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/PCWfyC05gf
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 3, 2021