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Singapore: Singapore is celebrating its first athletic gold win in 49 years at the Asian Games with its Indian-origin sprinter Shanti Pereira winning the womens 200m final in Hangzhou, China. Pereira clocked 23.03 seconds to finish the race on Monday

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network) A performance for the ages. Mind-boggling. Smashed it. The descriptions were as varied as they were consistent. Everyone within the Singapore track and field community and beyond were blown away by what Shanti Pereira had done at the Asian Games on Monday (Oct 2) night.

SINGAPORE (ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES) – A historic performance left everyone in awe as accolades poured in, each emphasising the incredible nature of Singapore’s Shanti Pereira’s achievement on Monday night’s Asian Games. From the Singapore track and field community to a broader audience, her performance was nothing short of astonishing. Lien Choong Luen, the president of […]

When Shanti Pereira sprinted to Singapore's first athletics Asian Games gold in 49 years no one was prouder than her parents watching from the stands in Hangzhou.The 27-year-old Pereira quit her job as a copywriter this year to become a full-time athlete, a leap of faith that has clearly paid off.

HANGZHOU, Oct 3 ― When Shanti Pereira sprinted to Singapore's first athletics Asian Games gold in 49 years no one was prouder than her parents watching from the stands in...

In the storybook of Asian athletics, Indian-origin Singaporean sprinter Veronica Shanti Pereira has just written the most amazing chapter on success. She has given Singapore its first Asian Games track & field gold medal in nearly 50 years.

Shanti Pereira has won gold in her Asian Games 200m event, snagging Singapore's 1st gold for athletics since 1974.

Shanti Pereira became the first Singapore track-and-field athlete since 1974 to win an Asian Games gold, as she stormed to victory in the women's 200m final.