HANGZHOU, China: Shanti Pereira ended Singapore’s near 50-year wait for a track and field medal in the Asian Games, after she clinched a silver in the women’s 100m on Saturday (Sep 30). At the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Pereira clocked 11.27s to take silver. The Singaporean’s person
HANGZHOU, China: Shanti Pereira ended Singapore’s near 50-year wait for a track and field medal in the Asian Games, after she clinched a silver in the women’s 100m on Saturday .
China's Ge Manqi took the gold in 11.23s, while Bahraini Hajar Saad Saeed Saad Alkhadi finished third for the bronze medal. Pereira was up against fierce competition in the final, with China’s Wei Yongli and Ge as well as Bahrain’s Ofonime Odiong and Saeed Alkhaldi all possessing quicker personal bests.In Friday’s heats, Pereira finished sixth overall. She clocked a time of 11.42s in the second heat which was won by Bahrain's Saeed Alkhaldi . Thailand's Supanich Poolkerd crossed the line second in a time of 11.36s.by virtue of clocking the fastest time outside of the six automatic qualifiers.
In May, Pereira became the first Singaporean woman to win both the 100m and 200m events at the same edition of the Southeast Asian Games and then followed that up with a sprint double at the Asian Athletics Championships in July.
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