Knott vows to go faster, stronger in Tokyo

MANILA, Philippines — Fil-Am sprinter Kristina Knott has trained her sights on breaching the 23-second mark in the women’s 200 meters when she makes her Olympics debut in Tokyo next month.

“I’m trying to get out of 23 (seconds). I no longer want to run 23s and if that’s 22.9 or better, I’ll take it because I’m tired of running 23s,” Knott told Noli Eala’s Power and Play program yesterday.

The 25-year-old has actually gotten close to breaching the mark, and the closest was a 23.01 that won her not only the gold medal in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac but also set the new meet and national records.

Knott is hoping that her latest COVID-19 test comes out negative today after testing positive last Monday in Sweden.