MANILA, Philippines—Sprinter Kristina Marie Knott tested positive for COVID-19 the same day after it was announced that she was qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Philip Ella Juico, president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association, bared the news Wednesday in a press conference.
Knott, who is already fully vaccinated, is asymptomatic and is undergoing quarantine.
Knott became the 15th Filipino to qualify for the Summer Games joining boxers Eumir Marcial, Nesthy Petecio, Irish Magno, and Carlo Paalam, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, weightlifters Hidilyn Diaz and Elreen Ando, golfer Juvic Pagunasan, rower Cris Nievarez, taekwondo jin Kurt B…
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