American runner won't defend Olympic title, officials reject her appeal after fall
Track officials denied an appeal by 800-metre Olympic champion Athing Mu, who got tangled in a pack of runners and fell at the U.S. trials, denying her a chance to defend her title.
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![The coach for 800-metre runner Athing Mu, pictured, says she got clipped by another runner on the backstretch of the first lap on Monday night at U.S. trials, which caused her to veer to her left and tumble to the ground at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. An American 800-metre runner is in tears at U.S. Olympic trials after finishing her race following a fall in which she suffered scrapes and injured an ankle at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., on June 24, 2024.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7245868.1719329234!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mu-athing-240624-1180.jpg)
Track officials denied an appeal by 800-metre Olympic champion Athing Mu, who got tangled in a pack of runners and fell at the U.S. trials, denying her a chance to defend her title.
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