Ong had paid for three of her HK rivals' accommodation so that they could 'push' her to a better timing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE: Less than 48 hours after touching down in Singapore, Shanti Pereira was back at Changi Airport again. If every millisecond on the track is precious to the Singapore sprinter, time off it is ...

Southeast Asia's fastest woman Shanti Pereira is a household name in Singapore after winning the country's first medal in 49 years at last year's Asian Games — but it was not easy getting there. The ...

SINGAPORE – Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira’s campaign at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo ended on Sept 17, after she missed out on qualification for the women’s 200m semi-finals ...

Singapore’s Shanti Pereira (centre) en route to winning a silver in the 200m event at the Asian Athletics Championships.-- PHOTO: SINGAPORE ATHLETICS SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore’s ...

SINGAPORE: Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira missed out defending her crown by 0.01s after a nail-biting finish in the women's 200m final at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, ...

Singapore's Shanti Pereira celebrates after earning a silver medal in the women's 100m final at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. (PHOTO: by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP) SINGAPORE — It was a silver rather than ...

BANGKOK - Shanti Pereira is an athlete who wears her heart on her sleeve, particularly when it comes to the SEA Games. At the Hanoi Games in 2022, there were tears and disbelief after winning her ...

Singapore sprinter Shanti Pereira won the silver medal in the women's 100m. (PHOTO: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha) SINGAPORE — Four days after winning her second 200m gold, Shanti Pereira nearly became ...

Unexpected. That’s how sprinter Shanti Veronica Pereira described her achievement in the women’s 100m final, a win that ended Singapore’s 42-year wait for a medal in the event. In front of a ...