SMU alumna Veronica Shanti Pereira holds the national records in the women's 100m and 200m, and will race in the later event at the Tokyo Games. For Veronica, getting up after a fall is her mantra as she reflected on her path to Tokyo. After rewriting her 100m record in 2019, she then co-wrote a kid's book, titled Go Shanti Go, a year later which commemorated her SEA Games triumph. She believes she is in a "better place" now, and hopes to continue her upward trajectory in Tokyo.