Athing Mu To Run Third Race of The Season but It’s Not 800M Again!

Athing Mu will race in the 1,500m at the Sound Running Track Fest. Photo: Imago

Athing Mu To Run Third Race of The Season but It’s Not 800M Again!

Joel Omotto 18:20 - 23.05.2025

Former Olympics 800m champion Athing Mu will feature in her third race of the season this weekend but she will contest a longer distance yet again.

Former Olympics champion Athing Mu will be on the track again this weekend but fans who hoped to see her in her specialty of 800m will have to wait longer.

Mu has not raced in the 800m since her heartbreaking US Olympics trials in June 2024 and had not run since then until last month.

She started her 2025 season with the 5,000m race at the Mt SAC Relays, where she failed to finish on April 16, before winning the 1,500m at the Jesse Owens in California on May 11.

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Now, Mu is returning to the track to run another 1,500m race at the Sound Running Track Fest where she will be one of the star attractions on Saturday night.

Mu Competing Against Lower Caliber Rivals

Athing Mu. Image source: Imago

Mu is in section 3, where she is the athlete with the best time, her personal best being 4:03.44, almost six seconds faster than the next fastest.

With the top section later in the night featuring Shelby Houlihan, Klaudia Kazimierska, Katie Snowden, Gabbi Jennings among others, fans have been left wondering why Mu has opted for this route.

Mu seems determined to build her endurance as she comes back slowly after injuries also disrupted her in the last one year and there is hope that she will be ready in time to contest the 800m at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September.