[ad_1]
Kristina Marie Knott –MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
Kristina Knott finished second in a race in the United States and was ecstatic when she knocked down Lydia de Vega-Mercado’s Philippine 100-meter race record while finishing ahead of three-time Olympic gold medalist Tianna Bartoletta, doing that while away. in the maximum way.
“I am happy and grateful. I am proud of my performance in the 100 meters this weekend, ” Knott told the Inquirer after removing De Vega-Mercado’s 11.28-second standard scored during a glorious 1987 Southeast Asian Games campaign in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Knott posted 11.27 seconds for the silver medal behind US NCAA Division 1 athlete of the year Kayla White, who clocked 11.18 seconds in the 2020 Drake Blue Oval Showcase Sunday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines , Iowa, where 80 of the best athletes in the world saw action.
Bartoletta, who anchored Team USA in the women’s 4x100m relay gold at the London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics, finished third in 11.44 seconds. Bartoletta also captured the women’s long jump gold in Rio.
Philippine Athletics Association President Philip Ella Juico confirmed that Knott’s latest time is a new Philippine record, the best time in Southeast Asia. Knott’s time was achieved with a legal wind assist factor of 1.5 meters per second and is even more remarkable. given the very complex situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Knott seeks the Tokyo Olympic qualification in the 100 and 200 meters.
“The Olympic standard for the 100m is 11.15 seconds and 22.80 for the 200m. I’m targeting both of them, so whatever hits before the window closes is the one I’ll compete in, hopefully, ” Knott said.
According to his sprint coach, Rohsaan Griffin, Knott had not run enough due to the pandemic that brought dirt sports to a halt. INQ
Read next
EDITOR’S SELECTION
MOST READ
Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer and more than 70 other titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download from 4am and share articles on social media. Call 896 6000.
For comments, complaints or inquiries, please contact us.
[ad_2]
