‘Super grateful’ Knott rules 100m after yearlong layoff

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Olympian Kristina Knott flashes her winning form in her first race back, but says she’s still “dusting off some rust.”

made a triumphant return to the Philippine Athletics Championships, ruling in the 100m event on Saturday, March 25, after a yearlong injury layoff.“It was good. I’m super grateful that I was able to run two healthy races since this was my first competition back after my injury,” said the Filipino-AmericanKnott said she came ready in the finals after what seemed like a lackluster start in the tournament.

“It kind of sucks that she’s down right now because she’s an important leg on our [4x100m relay]. But I know she’ll go back home. We have time,” said Knott. The 27-year-old sprinter said she needs to train for the next three weeks to join the Japanese Grand Prix on April 21-22, weeks before the regional meet. “We’re trying to work on the points, but mainly me and my coach’s goal is to qualify with the time so we don’t have to stress about the points,” the Tokyo Olympian explained.

 

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