SMU alumna Shanti Pereira made history at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok where she won the 200m final to seal an unprecedented sprint double at the continental meet. Since March, Shanti has rewritten her 100m national mark six times and gone below her own 200m standard thrice. In May, she won the 100m and 200m gold at the SEA Games in Cambodia, becoming the first Singaporean female sprinter to complete the coveted double. Shanti has previously said that she hopes to inspire others with her heroics on the track and Singapore sprint legend C. Kunalan believes her latest milestone will go beyond athletics.
Related: Shanti returns victorious with double gold from Asian Athletics Championships
Shinmin Daily News, pA16 (Jul 18) 