The Asian Games champion will next feature in the 200m heats on Aug 4.
The first three runners in each heat and the next three fastest qualifiers go through to the next round on Aug 3.
PARIS - Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira kicked off her Paris Olympics campaign at the Stade France on Aug 2, clocking 11.63 seconds in the women’s 100m to place seventh in Heat 7.Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith of the Ivory Coast was the quickest in the heats in 10.87sec, with 2008 and 2012 Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce second and Britain’s Daryll Neita third overall.
The first three runners in each heat and the next three fastest qualifiers are through to the next round on Aug 3.finishing sixth in her 200m heat with a season-best 23.96sec for 39th out of 41 overall – she did not advance to the next round.first Singaporean to reach the World Athletics Championships semi-finals
with her national record in the 200m, before she won a 200m gold and 100m silver at the Asian Games within the next two months.Please verify your e-mail to read this subscriber-only article in full
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