Athing Mu smashes U.S. record in women's 800m win at Prefontaine Classic | NBC Sports
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- Fresh off a stunning Olympic gold medal, Athing Mu followed up by smashing the American record in the women's 800m to win the event at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic. #NBCSports #Prefontaine #AthingMu
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She’s going to break so many more records... she’s young and so talented.
She will run 1:52 and 47
NCAA track records are next on the docket (she's a rising second year student in college). Already holds the U-20 World Record at 800m with a blistering 1:58.4 (the full record is 1:53.28 set in 1983).
Put her up against the two young Namibian and then talk
She's already the best ever at 800m imo
You don't know that...why PROJECT your hopes and wants on her, Deb? Hit the track and do your own racing.
She’s only 19. She should contend for the WR over the next 5 years.
Big facts
She probably already has the natural world record. I’m pretty sure all the athletes ahead of her were on drugs.
@@TrojansFirst or had high testosterone
she's breaking it 100%
💯💯💯
This is definitely the first time I've seen her tire up toward the end of a race. She's normally very relaxed but I can clearly see that she gave it her all. Her potential is off the charts! Her form is absolutely beautiful, she was born to run!
Totally agree but, a long collegiate season then the Olympics. Maybe she gave her all to record an amazing time becasue it was her last race before some well earned rest.
*Long College Season*
NCAAs and olympics virtually back to back. I’m gassed just thinking about it.
I mean. She just set the us record…
I think she really pushed herself to get that American Record.
She's a female Rudisha. The height, the smooth, relaxed stride, and totally unafraid to go out hard and front run. Truly an awesome talent. Hope she chooses to compete in the open 400, as well.
She will now that Felix is retiring nothing to hold her back
@@bvb9348 wdym by felix? She isn't anywhere near of Mu...
@Yediel With 11 medals in Olympic competition and no one else with that many everyone has to catch up to Felix she’s the goat period.
She will once she's ready mentally and physically to do a double. I hope she's choose Bobby kersee as her coach.
@@yedielacavedo8977 - Felix is Mu’s idol. She didn’t want to upset Felix’s chance at a medal in Tokyo. I think Shauni should be shaking at the thought of Mu moving down to the 400.
This beautiful young lady is poetry in motion when she runs.
Yes! I couldn't have said it better.
this comment is mad poetic
She IS fun to watch.🙂
She looks effortless when she runs 👁️❣️🤔more like she's gliding 👌
She sure iis
She’s going to become one of track most decorated athlete ever. She is scary good. A thing of beauty 👏
Ever !!!!!!!
If she starts to compete in 400m officially. yes
i caught that word play
@@babs-bofficial4928 How good is Mu in the 400m? I mean i saw her run the relay in Tokyo but what is her best time?
Athing* of beauty 😅
Whoever her Coaches and support are, keep her healthy, Mind-Body-Soul and she will re write the record books.
I don’t know her coach but her manager is Wes Felix and he’s also Sydney McLaughlin and dalilah Muhammad manager
Love your comment. She’s a praying Servant to God and drama free. I can’t speak for all supporters, please trust, Trenton, NJ supports Mu.
Elementary to 12th grade were Coach Jennings and Coach Bernice of Trenton Track club.
@@sashisoon8950 thank you for the positive energy and information, hope this finds you in good health and spirits. 🙏🏾
Her stride is so smooth it gives me the chills
Perfection
Every time!
A gazelle
Barring an injury she will be one of the greatest track and field athletes ever.
She needs to run the 400 too to do that. Hard to place someone amongst the best when they only do one event at world meets
@@veganpotterthevegan She just ran the 400 relay and won gold in Tokyo. Most likely she will double up when she's in her prime.
@@jjayphilly342 Yeah, everyone knows that. She needs to run the open though. When there are athletes like Jackie Joyner Kersee, FloJo, Rudolph, Slaney and Felix at the top
@@veganpotterthevegan flo jo ? are you kidding me ? and did you forget about miss evelyn ?
@@jimmybrice6360 Nope, just not putting her on the list
Like a gazelle. She's so amazing! Making Trenton New Jersey proud 💕
I am so happy that we have such a young dominant middle distance runner
She is amazing and watching her run is a thing of beauty
Between her and Sydney, we have a decade of great racing to watch!
She runs so elegantly. It's breathtaking.
🐐 *Mu is the young GOAT! She will pick up where Felix left off! CONGRATS!*
💪🏾✊🏾
😍😍😍African ancestors to American Track Queen. Her sweet disposition makes her so easy to 💜
Her and Sidney McLaughlin
@@freebluebutterfly6583 more than 3/4 of the girls on that track has African ancestors smh
but i know what you getting it.
Pass the joint!
She has the most beautiful skin and her smile is so radiant and she is such a consistent and tough competitor. She is going to be legendary.
@Carolyn not underrated to GOD tho !!! Ok GOD gave her that melanin for her forefathers to deal with the sun 🌞 & 🍪 desserts of south Sahara in sudan !!! 🌞🌞🌞 Only black people can stand that heat of Egypt and africa 🌍 that also means she is the original occupant of this planet ok !!! She knows this !! the 🌎 knows this !!! TAKE CARE
Amen🤎🤎
And is extremely articulate and intelligent, def one of the new faces of U.S. track for many years to come. If I was a corporation, looking to sponsor a product, I would look no further!!!!
@Carolyn Yeah, well....you know how that goes.
She is beautiful. And what a gift she has.
I want her to break the world record. She’s definitely capable
Do you really think so? She's nowhere near it. I think that record will never be broken.
She’s got 8 years to hit her prime
She could break the WR if she would stop running wide in here lane, run the shortest distance not the longest distance great job.
Takes a lot of discipline to break records. She is capable no doubt but only time will tell if she really wants it.
@Bradley Owusu Yes, you're right. I would love her to break that record. But do you think she actually will?
Just love her, she makes it look like a regular day at the gym. She hasn't even hit her prime yet, she's going to be something special.
She is poetry!
She's such a great runner love athing mu
Athing*
Congratulations to Athing Mu. She deserves all of the praise and accolades! 💕✨
@D Legionnaire - What?
He*
@@visceraeyes525 - She is a cis gendered woman. She has the wide hips you all go on about.
This coverage is already better than the Olympics lol. I love watching her run. So graceful and flawless
Waaaaayyyy better!!
My favorite athlete. So humble. So incredible.
She's a marvel to watch! She makes running look like flying.
Athing is so beautiful...inside and out. I love her humble disposition. I see a great future for her. She is "queening" on that track field . She's ruling the 800m. 👑 👑 👑. We're so proud of you Athing 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Yes we are
She is a whole entire force on the track! Absolutely love her and can’t wait to see her run even more in the years ahead!
MU is incredible. She’s such a powerhouse wow.
Love this gal!! I swear, she's gonna be in 3 more Olympics and break her own records for a long time. What a joy to watch!!
The beauty of excellence.
Congratulations Athing Mu!!! You’re incredible and role model for so many people!! Keep thriving young lady 👌
As a Jamaican🇯🇲 we Respect Athing Mu..No Hype..All Substance..Grace and Incredible...CONGRATS NATOYA..🇯🇲
Jamaica rules!
she's goated. her future is so bright, can't wait to watch!
She is INCREDIBLE!!
Athing will get the WR in the next year or two. She will only get stronger as she matures and will most likely run 48.x in an open 400M race, and with that speed she will run a more sensibly paced 800M, something like 56.x/56.x for a 1:52 high or 1:53 low performance. She is really fun to root for and I wish her the very best for the future. Her Coach is smart shutting her down for the season right, very smart.
By the end she will run 1:52 and 47
Glad she is not going to run Diamond League in Europe now. Time for a well deserved rest. Can space out meets in 2022 now that she is not running NCAA. Big things ahead. Gracious and humble!
@@robertspies4695 I agree, the Womans 800M race was the race I wanted to see most today, I am a huge T&F fan and it is usually the athletes personality that draws me to them to really follow and root for. As soon as i heard her talk last year after a meet I was a fan, and it is even more special because of her immense talent.
She's the Secretariat of female runners. Everyone else is running for 2nd. You go Girl.
Best comment ever. It is as if her body was born to run fast. That stride!
Read my mind Patty. That is exactly what I thought of seeing her run. She was so smooth and controlled in her stride that it reminded me of Secretariat. Both were just born to run!
Athin Mu should add 400m to her career. She ran a beautiful anchor leg for the women's 4by400m relay team at the Tokyo Olympics. Let her coach endeavour to put this in her training schedules. I would personally love to see Athin holding the 400m and 800m world records in the future.
She had a long season; I will like to see her break the world record! Love you Athing! God bless!
With that hair flowing and that effortless glide, she just looks legendary.
Humility with talent makes you irresistible and unstoppable! Mu has it!
Athing.........the stride of a gazelle. It's wonderful to behold such talent and grace.............may she do it for years to come.
May she be safe and protected...such a beautiful treasure 🇿🇦💫
I love this young lady she's 19 my son's age and she's competing on the world stage in the olympics. I like her because she has a very positive attitude and has a very good support system which I think is very important when you get to this level and there's a lot of things that are taking and pulling on you trying to get your attention and you know it can lead to Big egos and poor performances. She is just a natural runner and barring any injuries she's only going to get better Allison Felix is still competing at 35 this girl's got 15 more years 16 more years to even do that so I just so proud that she is an American and that she's a beautiful person.
Really good commentary!! I have been a fan of hers since the collegiate season and I knew then she was going to be an international superstar in T&F. You 🇺🇸 are so lucky she should continue to make you proud.
Can’t help but smile every time I watch her run. We are blessed to watch this incredible athlete compete!
Athing is a wonderful athlete to watch. I really hope she gets the attention she deserves now.
Could be the start of a new era. She owns this event. She will end up conquering other events during her dynasty.
19yrs & already a Legend. Golden .
She just ran against the same field she beat in the Olympics she improved and they did worse. This woman is so exceptional.
That’s incredible. She still has so much left.
I love her and I wish she can Run for South Sudan 🇸🇸
Why? She’s never even lived in South Sudan lmao
Pathetic. She was born in USA
She was born in America tho
@Rukia Niles I am a 2nd generation Korean American. Do you think I would run for South Korea? No way! U.S.A all the way.....
@@jthe1337 So what she's still African 🤷♂️
This is by far one of the most positive things that have come out of South Sudan in a long time Bravo!
Now THIS is an athlete worth covering. She wins without talking, instead of the other way around.
She’s gonna break the world record I just know it
Maybe she will, maybe she wont, but I like the way you think!
Put her in a race with the men who run low 150-153 and she will actually for once really get pushed to her limit. I believe now her limit is about 153 high
She will run 152 when it’s all said and done
that 1.53.28 has been around for 38 years - time for it to at least be threatened. Semenya couldn't do it
@@stevecrocker6904 semenya honestly while a talent i dint find her times legit against the majority of women. I dint want to offend anyone but I’m sure she has an advantage biologically.
@@jamescaricola6439 Your statement makes no sense. Athing Mu just ran the times that Caster Semenya couldn't run at 19. So does Athing Mu have a biological advantage against women
Her parents did something so super special in giving her that name. Totally unforgettable.
What does it mean
more than anything, i love watching her run. her stride is so satisfying to watch.
A beautiful woman full of grace and humility. You inspire many young women Mu
😁😁 Athing 😍🙌🙏🙌
She Glides across the track so Gracefully.. just gotta love her😊🙌
Her strides are unbelievable
Go Mu! The world is your stage and we’re cheering you on. Her complexion makes everything look even better. Beautiful and talented.
Bravo @ 1:55
Aa a high school junior I ran a PR of 2:09.
Winner ran 1:59
(This was San Diego HS Boys)
Big margin ahead
- took me 2 minutes to catch my breath.
So, Im impressed these ladies rock...!
She has East African roots that's why she's good at long distance. Kenyans, Ugandans, Ethiopians, Sudanese and Somalians are made for this
Middle distance.
She's also good at the 400m.
She ran in the 4x400m gold winning relay & had the fastest split.
South sudanese*
She makes it look so easy. Her form is so gracious and elegant!
I just love to watch her run. She's amazing
Destined for greatness. This is Athing Mu ❤️
Proud of you Athing! Congrats a great race!
ATHING NEEDS TO START RUNNING ON THE INSIDE OF THE LANE ESPECIALLY ON THE TURNS AND HER TIME WILL BE EVEN FASTER. SHE'S AMAZING 👏 😍
Certain athletes are given tremendous gifts. Mu given so much by nature, if she stays healthy and matures mentally she will be hard to beat for years.
Her running reminds me of a gazelle, so flawless, graceful, and effortless...her form is truly beautiful to watch...like poetry in motion
The stamina! To complete an NCAA season, Olympic trials, Olympics, and now this! She deserves her time off!
A COLLEGIATE FRESHMAN,,,,THATS AMAZING!!!!!
SHE HAS SUCH AN EFFORTLESS STRIDE!!!!💐💐💐🥇🥇🥇
AMAZING ATHLETE!!!!!🥇🥇🥇💐💐💐
Born to run. This young lady will set records that will last ages.
She's such a pleasure to watch run... so graceful
We are witnessing "ATHING" of beauty...(pun intended)...she is going to continue to do great things!
Vernae...I love that, and oh yes, she is. 😄
Such an amazing runner!!
She is a great runner, smooth and graceful what a Jewel ! America is lucky to have her.
Athing Mu will go down in history as the greatest runner of all time.
May top Allyson’s medal record if she doubles in the 8 and 4
She is Incredible! Love her personality and she's gorgeous.
Athing of beauty! Bravo 👏🏿 👏🏼 👏 🏆
Athing Mu is such a graceful runner with a beautiful stride--so effortless.
MU INVOKES THE RESILIENT STRIDE OF OUR ANCESTORS. NO break NO bow🙏🏽
Abegy she is Sudanese before anything else
@@Alex-dt3nx is Sudan not in Africa?🙃
amazing young lady thank you for a great run so proud of USA women running.
I never thought one of my favorite athletes would be a middle distance runner. It was always baseball, basketball and football. But Athing is incredible . Ive becom a big fan since seeing her in Tokyo. She is going to dominate the way Jordan dominated the NBA or the way Secreteriat dominated the competition in 73 . In fact this race , coming down the stretch , looked exactly like Secretariat win in Belmont in 73 , except in human form. She is going to be a dominate runner for a long time. Excited to follow her career. GO ATHING!!!
Amazing, beautiful to watch at her craft! Proud to have her running on our team!
Athing Mu is a magnificent Athlete, nuff in store for her future.
I was totally thrilled when i saw this unbelievable 1.24.44 at 600, at this point, it was the first time in my lifetime i had the feeling the oldest WR could fall. Finally didn´t, but Mu really has the potential to do it.
If she stays injury free and totally focused in the sport, i think she can break it next year or in 2 years maximum.
She really is a gifted athlete
Congrats Athing! You looked real good out there. Looking forward to seeing you around for a loooong time! Bless up!👍🏽
Congratulations to Athing, what an amazing athlete, and humble personality!
The guy in charge of the sign mind was blown. Couldn't believe she ran 1:55
She is meant to run…wow. Incredible. Beautiful.
I love to see her run! Athing Mu of beauty!
She really is something special.....the future of the 800m
And the 400
@@ultimaterankings1154 Oh yeah
She is awesome to watch. She gives off that dominace like Usain Bolt had when he was running.
Mu is the truth. Love her humility
She's so smooth when she runs. Just amazing. I'm really looking forward to see what she can do over the next few years.
she is A Thing of beauty!
She even faster in the 400m 😵💫
She's imperial, I don't know where her limits are to be honest. Oh, and she is also a beauty to behold, you can tell she has Sudanese ancestry.
She could b a model clearly!!! And yes a beautiful dinka girl probably
As a Sudanese American I'm proud to call her(Athing Mu) one of us! Well done girl!
If only they covered the olympics like this
😆🤣👏👏..
I know Right..
No kidding. So true
😂😂😂
Don't go there 🤦🏽♀️
@@brooklynforever1990 😝
🤦♀️
So no one's gonna say anything about the pacesetter who simply walked of the track in the middle of the race? What the heck?
I caught that too- like wait wha??!! 👀… what happened? Where she go?
I think the pacesetter runs off the track so not to impede the runners behind them.
They are supposed to run off the track. They just set the pace of the race as motivation. They are only supposed to run half the distance. She did one lap and once it was started, she hopped off
@@Illfukkugood
Oh okay I was wondering
@@Illfukkugood What surprised me was not that she ran off, but that her pace was so good that I was hoping she would continue, but I guess her pace was good because she went flat out. Still I hoped she stayed in for as long as possible. I love plot twists.
yall telling me she ran 2 FREAKING LAPS IN 1:55 ! JUST WOW 😯
Athing Mu is a thing of beauty!
Congratulations Mu ! More wins to come ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻