Shanti Pereira

HANOI - Singapore's top woman sprinter Shanti Pereira claimed the silver in the women's 100m at the SEA Games in 11.62sec on Wednesday (May 18).

On the improvement, Pereira said: “So amazing. Wearing an easy smile, Pereira said: “Before the race, I was quite nervous because my start isn’t the best – things never change, it’s been like, 10 years – but my coach and I had this plan to make sure I finished strong... And while she pulled off the win only in the latter, she still felt her performance in the Vietnamese capital was a “huge achievement”. Among the other Singaporeans in action, Goh Chui Ling picked up her second medal in a chaotic final, a bronze in the women’s 10,000m in 39min 22.26sec, behind Vietnam’s Pham Thi Hong Le (35:56.38) and Myanmar’s Khin Mar Se (38:22.01). While some had written her off as being past her best, Pereira shared yesterday that she had targeted golds in both the 100m and 200m in Hanoi. After delivering her best SEA Games performance with a silver in the women’s 100m race on Wednesday – to add to her gold in the 200m on Saturday – she has certainly earned those treats.