Trivias Of Athing Mu
- Her family is of South Sudanese heritage.
- In 2019, at the age of 16, she kept a world U20 best record in the indoor 600 meters.
- She set the world U20 records in the women’s indoor 800 meters in early 2021 with a time of 1:58.40 sec.
- Her time over 600 meters, 1:23.57, is the second-fastest ever run indoors and the second-fastest run by an American woman in any condition.
- On 3 August 2021 Tokyo Olympics games, she won the gold medal and broke the American record with a 1:55.21 in the final.
- She also anchored the Texas A&M team to victory in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:22.34.
- In 2021, she signed an endorsement deal with Nike.
- She set the 800 meter USA collegiate record with a time of 1:57.73 in April 2021.
