Singapore’s Shanti Pereira clinches Asian Games 100m silver

This is Shanti Pereira's second medal in the event after a silver at the last Asian Games.

CNA SingaporeMatthew Mohan2026-09-25 21:13查看原文 ↗

This is Shanti Pereira's second medal in the event after a silver at the last Asian Games.

Shanti Pereira in action during her women's 100m semifinal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 in Nagoya, on Sep 25, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)

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NAGOYA: Singapore’s Shanti Pereira clinched a silver in the women’s 100m at the Asian Games on Friday (Fri 25).

At the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, Pereira clocked a time of 11.21s to cross the line in second place - just 0.01s shy of her national record.

China's Chen Yujie won gold in an Asian Games record time of 11.06s, with Bahrain's Edidiong Odiong taking bronze (11.33s).

Pereira clinched a silver in the 100m at the last edition of the Games in Hangzhou.

She is the defending champion in the 200m event and will begin her title defence on Saturday.

Earlier on Friday, the 30-year-old had clocked a time of 11.28s to enter the final as the fastest qualifier.

Bahrain’s Odiong was second overall with a time of 11.33s, ahead of Thailand’s Jirapat Khanonta and China’s Chen who were tied on 11.41s.

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