Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira takes 100m silver at Asian Athletics Championships

SINGAPORE: Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira clinched a 100m silver at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, on Wednesday (May 28).

Pereira, the defending champion in the event as well as the 200m, clocked a time of 11.41s to finish behind China’s Liang Xiaojing, who had a time of 11.37s. Vietnam’s Tran Thi Nhi Yen took bronze with a time of 11.54s.

The 28-year-old had qualified for Wednesday’s finals by finishing second overall in the heats behind Liang with a season’s best time of 11.40s.

At the 2023 edition of the championships, Pereira clinched a historic sprint double.

In the 100m, she clocked a time of 11.20s to take gold and set a new national record, which still stands today. Iran’s Farzaneh Fasihi took second place in Bangkok in 11.39s, and China’s Ge Manqi rounded off the podium with a time of 11.40s.

Days later, the Singaporean obliterated the field in the 200m with a time of 22.70s – a meet record – with India’s Jyothi Yarraji taking the silver in 23.13s and China’s Li Yuting coming in third (23.25s).

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