Reigning Olympic gold medalist Asing Mu's hopes were dashed with a shocking fall in the women's 800-meter final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field on Friday.
That resulted in three new women competing, with defending U.S. champion Nia Akins winning in 1:57.36. Mu did not compete in the 2023 U.S. Outdoor Championships because she qualified for the world championships in the 800 meters.
Allie Wilson took second in 1:58.32, and Stanford's Juliet Whitaker took third in 1:58.45, both earning spots on the U.S. team.
Mu was set to win gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and become the 800m champion at the 2022 World Championships, but he had fallen to third place at the world championships a year ago and was looking to exact revenge on the international stage.
On Friday, she was caught in the trap of the women.
The former Texas A&M University star's fall shocked the track and field world as she was just returning from a hamstring injury that had previously kept her from competing on the track.
Watch Assing Mu compete in the 800 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials
Watch the full women's 800m final from the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Assing Mu collapsed at the 200m mark, leaving Nia Akins, Allie Wilson and Juliet Whittaker to join the US team.#TrackfieldTrial24
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How to watch the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials – Track and Field
In the United States, NBC and its group of networks will provide extensive coverage of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, including more than 20 hours of programming (qualifying, semi-final and final).
The series will begin on Friday, June 21st at 6:30pm ET on USA Network and Peacock and continue on NBC and Peacock at 9pm ET. The NBC series will conclude on Sunday, June 30th at 7:30pm ET.
Broadcast Schedule (all times Eastern Time):
Friday, June 21
- Finals: USA Network, Peacock (6:30-9 p.m.)
Finals: NBC, Peacock (9-11 p.m.)
Saturday, June 22
- Finals: NBC, Peacock (9-11 p.m.)
Sunday, June 23
- Finals: NBC, Peacock (8:30-11:00 p.m.)
Monday, June 24
- Finals: NBC, Peacock (8-11 p.m.)
Thursday, June 27
- Finals: NBC, Peacock (8-11 p.m.)
Preliminary: Peacock, 11-11:45 p.m.
Friday, June 28
- Finals: USA Network, Peacock (8-10 p.m.)
Finals: NBC, Peacock (10-11 p.m.)
Saturday, June 29
- Finals: NBC, Peacock (8-10 p.m.)
Sunday, June 30
- Finals: NBC, Peacock (7:30-8:30 p.m.)
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