Singapore gets first Asian Games athletics gold since 1974, as sprint queen Shanti Pereira wins 200m race, after her 100m silver

In the storybook of Asian athletics, Indian-origin Singaporean sprinter Veronica Shanti Pereira has just written the most amazing chapter on success. She has given Singapore its first Asian Games track & field gold medal in nearly 50 years.

Singapore athlete Shanti Pereira makes history, taking gold in 100m sprint after her 200m win at SEA Games 2023

With this win, Shanti Pereira becomes the first Singaporean woman to win the two fastest races — a rare sprint double — at the biennial SEA Games.