Shanti Pereira

Sprinter Shanti Pereira has made history, becoming the first Singaporean woman to clinch a sprint double at the Asian Athletics Championships, setting a new meet record of 22.70s in the 200m event. On Friday, Pereira rewrote her national 100m record for the sixth time this year, clocking an impressive 11.20 seconds, notwithstanding a slightly slower start—demonstrating her unprecedented prowess.

At the 58th International Pentecost Sport Meeting, Singaporean sprinter Shanti Pereira broke her own 100m national record twice in a single day, recording times of 11.34 and 11.26 seconds. This makes her the fastest Southeast Asian woman in both 100m and 200m races. This year, she has rewritten the Singaporean 100m Women’s National Record six times, and set nine National Records in total. Her prowess also shone at the 32nd SEA Games, where she won gold in both the 100m and 200m events.