Fil-Am shatters Lydia record
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Fil-Am sprinter Kristina Marie Knott (AFP)
CAPAS CITY–Filipino-American sprinter Kristina Knott shattered the 33-year old record of Philippine athletics legend Lydia de Vega during the women’s 200-meter heat of the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Saturday at the New Clark City Athletic Stadium here.
Knott clocked 23.07 seconds to set a new SEA Games and Philippine record, erasing the 23.35 of De Vega recorded in 1986.
Knott will gun for the gold medal and a possible 2020 Tokyo Olympic slot this evening.
The qualifying time in the 200-m event for women is 22.80.
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