Singapore's Shanti Pereira qualifies for 200m final at Asian Games

HANGZHOU, China: Shanti Pereira qualified for the women’s 200m final at the Asian Games after finishing first in her heat, clocking a time of 23.14s on Sunday (Oct 1). The top two finishers each of the three heats automatically qualify, along with the next two fastest qualifiers. The 27-year-ol

HANGZHOU, China: Shanti Pereira qualified for the women’s 200m final at the Asian Games after finishing first in her heat, clocking a time of 23.14s on Sunday .

The 27-year-old Singaporean will compete in the final of the event on Monday at 7.45pm local time. This is Pereira's first 200m Games final. Before Pereira, the last Singaporean to win an athletics gold was Chee Swee Lee in 1974. Prior to Pereira’s silver, Singapore’s last Asiad medal in the sport also came in 1974.

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