Fil-American sprinter Kristina Knott inched closer to qualifying standard times for this year’s Tokyo Olympics following her performance at the 2021 LSU Alumni Gold in Baton Rouge, Louisiana over the weekend.
Knott timed 11.28 seconds to finish fifth in the women’s 100-meter dash and get closer to the Olympic standard time of 11.15sec.
The double-gold medalist at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games also raced in the women’s 200m Olympic Deve category, clocking 23.17sec for bronze and moving closer to the 22.80sec Olympic standard time.
Knott’s recent 100m performance improved from her recent feat at the Pure Springs Invitational in Florida two weeks ago where she posted 11.33sec for silver.
It was also a hairline from her current national record of 11.27sec – the same mark that shattered Lydia De Vega-Mercado’s long-standing record in the said event.
Fil-American Eric Cray also posted his season-best performance in the men’s 400m hurdles at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa also over the weekend, but was still three seconds slower than the Olympic standard time.
Cray, who seeks a second Olympic appearance after competing in the 2016 Rio Games, clocked 51.20sec to better last week’s time of 51.61sec in Texas.
The Olympic standard time, however, is at 48.90sec.
Both Knott and Cray still have chances of hitting the standard times with races lined up in the coming weeks.