SMU alumna and sprint queen Shanti Pereira clocked 23.32 seconds to claim gold in the 200m at the Mittsommernacht Athletics meet. Singapore Athletics President Lien Choong Luen was delighted with Shanti’s form and feels that Shanti is “inspiring a new generation” of South-east Asian athletes with her recent results. Shanti will head to Malmo, Sweden for the Folksam Grand Prix on Aug 5 and Copenhagen on Aug 9 before competing in the World Athletics Championships on Aug 19 in Budapest. She will then travel to Hangzhou, China for the Sept 23-Oct 8 Asian Games. She owns the fastest times in both the 100m (11.20sec) and 200m (22.69sec) for an Asian female sprinter this season.
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