Singapore’s reigning Asian champion Shanti Pereira booked her spot in the 200m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday, breaking her national record along the way. At the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Pereira clocked 22.57 seconds to finish...
Singapore’s reigning Asian champion Shanti Pereira booked her spot in the 200m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday, breaking her national record along the way.
At the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Pereira clocked 22.57 seconds to finish second in Heat Three behind Jamaica’s defending champion Shericka Jackson The 26-year-old’s previous best was 22.69sec that she set en route to winning gold at the Cambodia SEA Games in May. With the top three of each heat and the next fastest qualifiers advancing to the 200m semi-finals on Thursday , Pereira was guaranteed her first appearance in the final 24 at the world meet in the Hungarian capital.
This is the first time that Pereira, who missed the cut for the 100m semi-final on Monday, has made the semi-finals at four world championships.
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