Singapore's Shanti Pereira retains Asian Games 200m gold, makes history
Pereira is the first woman to win the event twice at the quadrennial event.
Singaporean athlete Shanti Pereira secured her second consecutive 200m gold at the Asian Games on Sunday, September 27th, in Nagoya, Japan. The 30-year-old defender matched her personal best, finishing the race in a time of 22.78 seconds. Competing against her in the final was China's Chen Yujie, who ran a time of 22.93 seconds.
India's Harita Bhadra secured bronze with a time of 23.20 seconds. Pereira was the top qualifier in the heats on Saturday, holding the national record of 22.57 seconds. Her 200m victory at the 2023 Hangzhou Games marked Singapore's first athletics gold since 1974, when Chee Swee Lee won the women's 400m title. Earlier in the week, Pereira also retained her silver in the 100m event.
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