CAPAS, TARLAC — Kristina Knott made true to her promise.
A year after declaring it, the 24-year-old Filipino-American went on a strong surge during the women’s 200m heat, breaking both the SEA Games and national records with a time of 23.07 seconds, Saturday at the NCC Athletics Center here.
The previous games record was 23.3 seconds set by Supavadee Khawpeag back in 2001.
Zion Corrales-Nelson held the previous-record, finishing with 23.16 seconds. She set it last June during the NCAA (USA) Finals.
Before Corrales-Nelson, the legendary Lydia De Vega had a 33-year reign on the record with a time of 23.5 seconds. De Vega made the run in the US back in 1986.
The finals in the event takes place later in the day.
If Knott finishes with a time of 22.8 seconds, she will punch her ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
