Shanti Pereira wins 200m gold at SEA Games in new national record
Shanti Pereira in the 200m heats at the SEA Games in Vietnam on May 14, 2022. (Photo: SportSG/Jeremy Lee)
HANOI: Shanti Pereira won Singapore a gold medal at the 31st SEA Games on Saturday (May 14) in the women’s 200m finals.
She recorded a time of 23.51s in the race, a new national record. She had earlier clocked a time of 24.06s to finish second in the 200m heats.
She finished ahead of Kayla Ashley Richardson and Kayla Anise Richardson.
Pereira has won two bronzes at the 2017 and 2019 Games and one gold at the 2015 event on home ground.
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Source: CNA/fh(rw)
