"Unbelievably happy for both of you"- Serena Williams' husband, Hunter Woodhall and more react as Athing Mu announces engagement

Athing Mu, who faced heartbreak at the US Olympic trials earlier this year, has announced her engagement. The track and field world, including athletes like Hunnter Woodhall and Serena Willaims' husband, Alexis Ohanian, exuded excitement on the news and shared their wishes with the 800m runner.

Mu shared a carousel of pictures of her special moment with her fiance. The pictures showcased him sitting on one knee, proposing to the Tokyo Olympics 800m champion, and some pictures showed the couple striking poses with each other afterwards. She added a heartfelt caption that read:

"In a year full of noes, Jesus has blessed me with a YES! 🤍"

Following the announcement, the couple garnered wishes from various athletes. One of the comments was from Serena William's husband, Alexis Ohanian. He congratulated them, saying:

"Congrats!!"

Alexis Ohanian's wish for Athing Mu

Another wish was from the paralympic athlete, Hunter Woodhall, who commented:

"Wow so unbelievably happy for both of you! Congratulations."

Hunter Woodhall's wish for Mu

Along with them, Justin Gatlin also commented:

"Congratulations🍾🎊🎉"

Justin Gatlin's comment for Mu

English middle-distance runner Keely Hodgkinson also shared her heartfelt wishes.

"Omg! Congratulations💞" she commented.

Keely Hodkinson's wish for Athing Mu

Before this good news, Mu had faced trials and tribulations during the US Olympic track and field trials as she tripped and fell during the first lap of the 800m race. This led to her disqualification from the race, ending her Paris Olympics dream. Following this, her trainer Bobby Kersee made an appeal to USATF explaining the incident, which was later rejected.

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Bobby Kersee opened up about Athing Mu's 800m fall at the Olympic trials

Athing Mu, who was the defending 800m champion, tripped and fell during the US Olympic trials, which ended her Paris Olympics journey at the very beginning. The appeal made by her trainer Bobby Kersee was rejected by the USATF officials, stating that the athlete fell down after getting tangled in a pack of runners and it was not an intentional move; hence, the appeal was rejected.

Following this, Kersee accepted the decision and showcased dismay about it. He said:

"I've coached it, I've preached it, I've watched it," said Kersee. "And here's another indication that regardless of how good we are, we can leave some better athletes home than other countries have. It's part of our American way."

Athing Mu currently holds two Olympic gold medals. She won her first medal in the 800m race at the Tokyo Olympics and second gold in the 4x400m relay at the same event.