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Filipino-American sprinter Kristina Knott eclipsed Lydia de Vega’s national record in the women’s 100-meter dash at the 2020 Drake Blue Oval Showcase in Iowa on Sunday.
Knott erased the three-decade record set by Lydia de Vega (11.28) at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games by the tiniest of margins: one hundredth of a second. The 24-year-old Knott clocked 11.27 seconds and finished behind Kayla White, who finished at 11.18 seconds. Tianna Bartoletta, meanwhile, finished at 11.44 ticks.
Congratulations to Kristina Marie Knott on winning a silver medal in 2020 @DrakeUniversity Blue Oval Showcase in Iowa, USA, and broke the Philippine women’s 100m race record with 11.27 seconds.#GalingngAtletangPilipino#parasainangbayan#IAmSportsPositive pic.twitter.com/iblIqblUOc
– Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) August 30, 2020
“It is truly a great achievement and validates all the time, effort and resources that we have put into this mission,” said Philippine Athletics Association (PATAFA) director Philip Ella Juico.
Juico said that Knott’s result is also the best on the Asian level so far. He added that Knott’s legal wind assist was 1.5 m / second, which makes it notable in the midst of the pandemic.
Coach Rohsaan Griffin told Juico early Sunday that Knott hadn’t run enough, but he underwent a hybrid strengths and abilities conditioning program.
Strength and conditioning coach Carlo Buzzicelli, along with Griffin trained the sprinter online, and will be complemented by in-person sessions from September through December.
Knott’s time in the 100-meter event was his second national record. He had first engraved his name in the Philippine record books by claiming the SEA Games and the Philippines record in the 200 meters.
He broke Supavadee Khawpeag’s tournament-best record of 23.30 seconds in 2001, finishing in 23.01, just 0.21 seconds behind an Olympic berth.
Olympic push
Knott has a very strong case to qualify for the Olympics, as he is very close to qualifying times for Tokyo. According to Juico, he is at 0.09 seconds in the 100 meters and 0.12 ticks in the 200 meters.
“I am hopeful that with almost a year from Tokyo, the growing number of competitions, the well-coordinated approach of Buzzichelli and Griffin, the resolute determination of Kristina and the upcoming additional support from the PSC and the willingness of PATAFA to invest in all their athletes and coaches, ”Juico mentioned.
Aside from Knott, other PATAFA athletes remain in the running to be part of the Philippine delegation for the Summer Games, which moved to 2021.
Eric Cray (sprint), William Morrison (shot put), Natalie Uy (pole vault) and Christine Hallasgo (marathon) are among those competing for qualification.
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