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US distance runner in Paris with family in heart after leaving Eritrea as a teen for new life
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Weini Kelati brought one picture to the United States with her. It's a photo taken when the long-distance runner was just a child — the only snapshot she had of her family together. Her dad, who served in the military, died soon after the photo. Her mom...
Olympic champion Athing Mu's appeal denied after tumble at US track trials
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Track officials denied an appeal by 800-meter 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. Mu's coach, Bobby Kersee, said Mu got clipped by another runner on the...
Athing Mu stumbles, falls in 800 meters and will not have chance to defend her Olympic title
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Athing Mu got tangled up in the middle of the track and started falling. One hand hit the ground, then the other. As she rolled onto her back, her bright pink shoes started pointing toward the sky. With that, one of America's most promising runners saw her hopes...
