BANGKOK: Soon after Singapore hurdler Kerstin Ong crossed the line in the heats of the women's 100m hurdles at the SEA Games on Friday (Dec 12) in a time of 13.47s, she knew something was awry.

"People were all congratulating me ... but I was like: 'There's no way I ran that (time),'" the Games debutant told CNA a day after the event. Her national record stands at 13.86s.

Hours later that same evening, Ong took to the track again. This time she clocked 13.85s, finishing seventh in the final.

However, neither of the times Ong clocked will count as national records after technical issues were reported at the Supachalasai National Stadium.

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