Athing Mu Sets USA 800m Record at Prefontaine Classic 2023 | Eugene Diamond League Final
During the Prefontaine Classic 2023 women's 800m, Athing Mu from the United States and Britain's Keely Hodgkinson dueled until the last meters, with Mu ultimately establishing a new American record at 1:54.97, to take the Eugene Diamond League Final. Hodgkinson finished second with a time of 1:55.19, while Jamaican Natoya Goule-Toppin followed at 1:55.96; both also set national records. #AthingMu #KeelyHodgkinson #PrefontaineClassic Women's 800m Athing Mu (USA) - 1:54.97 NR MR WL PB Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) - 1:55.19 Natoya Goule-Toppin (JAM) - 1:55.96 Mary Moraa (KEN) - 1:57.42 Halimah Nakaayi (UGA) - 1:58.34 Catriona Bisset (AUS) - 1:58.35 Rénelle Lamote (FRA) - 1:58.51 Sage Hurta-Klecker (USA) - 1:59.65 Jemma Reekie (GBR) - 2:00.34 Stay ahead of the race with exclusive updates, interviews, and analysis of track and field events across North America. TrackAlerts.com — Where speed meets credibility / @trackalertstv ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay up to date with the latest news from the world of track and field by checking out our website at http://trackalerts.com Also, ***Be sure to follow me on your favorite social media platform!** Facebook / trackalerts Twitter / trackalerts Instagram / trackalerts We want to hear from you! We are in an Olympic Games year, Toyko 2020 so join our lively discussion by leaving a comment below. You can also email us at [email protected]. Jamaica dominated track and field at the last three Olympic Games with Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson, Omar McLeod. Bolt won 100m and 200m gold medals in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 while Thompson won the Rio 2016 sprint double. Fraser-Pryce won the 100m in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 while McLeod's 110m hurdles victory came in Rio 2016. In Paris 2024, Jamaica and the United States will be looking to Elaine Thompson-Herah, Sha'Carrie Richardson, Noah Lyles, along with new kids on the block Antonio Watson, Tee Tee Terry, Tamari Davis, Jaydon Hibbert, Briana Williams, Kevona Davis, Ashanti Moore, Alana Reid, Brianna Lyston, Ackeem Blake, Oblique Seville, Hansle Parchment, Danielle Williams, Rasheed Broadbell and many more.
