Shanti Pereira is first overall in 200m heats, earns final berth at Asian Games

Shanti Pereira of Singapore en route to finishing first in the Asian Games Athletics Women’s 200m heats at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, Japan on Sept 26.

Published Sep 26, 2026, 07:05 PM

Updated Sep 26, 2026, 11:38 PM

NAGOYA – A cute moment between Shanti Pereira and her teenage rival Chen Yujie unfolded at the Asian Games medal ceremony on Sept 26.

The 17-year-old Chinese, who beat the Singaporean sprint queen to the 100m gold the day before, gestured for Pereira to join her on the top of the podium for a photo, which the latter obliged with a big smile.

Pereira will be hoping for the tables to be turned on Sept 27, when the duo line up at the starting blocks of the 200m final at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium.

A titanic clash awaits the defending champion, who was beaten to the 200m gold by the teen at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea.

The results appear in Pereira’s favour in Nagoya, for now, after the 30-year-old got off to a flying start in the 200m heats on Sept 26.

Racing in wet, cold conditions that saw the mercury dipping to 20 deg C, she clocked 23.10sec to finish first in heat 2 and top overall among the 26-strong field.

Chen was second fastest in 23.29sec, and local favourite Ido Abigeirufuka third in 23.30sec.

Noting that she was “trying to stay as relaxed” as possible, Pereira said: “I love the 200m... I’m thankful that it was one less round that I had to do so I was really just trying to get the position today, to get first as relaxed as I possibly could because I knew I couldn’t run a slow time to go to the final.”

Her teammate Elizabeth-Ann Tan was fifth in heat 3 after clocking 24.11sec, and missed out on the final after placing 16th overall.

The first two in each of the three heats, plus the next two fastest advance to the final on Sept 27.

A schedule change the day before the event also favoured Pereira, as the semi-finals were eliminated in favour of a direct qualification to the final.

It gave her more time to rest and recover, as she had returned to the hotel past midnight after the 100m final due to doping tests.

The hunt for history restarts on Sept 27, when the six-gold SEA Games champion attempts to become the first woman to win back-to-back 200m titles at the Asiad.

She said: “I’m just really taking it all in and embracing the pressure that comes with it.

“I know I’m the defending champion but, at the same time... we’re all part of this game together and we’re giving everything we have.”

Also chasing history is Thailand’s Puripol Boonson, who is eyeing the sprint double after clinching the 100m title in a Games record of 9.90sec on Sept 25.

The 20-year-old looks set to succeed, after setting his third Games record with a qualifying time of 20.10sec in the men’s 200m semi-finals.

If Puripol achieves the double, he will become just the second Thai sprinter to do so after Anat Ratanapol in 1974.

Singapore’s Marc Louis withdrew from the 200m due to a muscle strain.

Compatriot Ang Chen Xiang secured his spot in the men’s 110m hurdles final after finishing second in his heat in 13.88sec, celebrating animatedly after crossing the line.

Only 0.001 seconds separated him and Kuwait’s Yaqoub Al-Youha, who was third, while Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yi-kai was first in 13.82sec.

Japan’s Shunsuke Izumiya, a bronze medallist at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships, was unfortunate to miss out after he slipped on the wet track and required assistance.

After struggling with his form in the past few months while recovering from a hamstring pull, 32-year-old Ang was pleased with his performance.

He said: “Getting back in shape and racing form has been very tough so it’s been a disappointing and mentally challenging past few months, in terms of believing in myself and the type of performance that I know I can produce so to do it here tonight is very encouraging for me.”

Gabriel Lee finished ninth in the men’s triple jump with a 15.71m effort, while China’s Su Wen won the event in a meet record of 17.42m.

It was a field day for Bahrain, who picked up three golds on the fourth day of the athletics competition.

Shitaye Habte won the women’s marathon gold with a 2hr 27min 31sec effort, with Salwa Eid Naser claiming her second 400m title at the Asiad and Nelly Korir winning the women’s 1,500m in a meet record 4:04.50.

The hosts also had reason to celebrate as Ichitaka Yamashita won the men’s marathon in front of a home crowd in 2:10:49.

In the other medal events of the day, Thailand’s Joshua Atkinson won the men’s 400m in 44.90sec, while Iran’s Mohammad Reza Tayebi denied India’s Tajinderpal Singh Toor a third straight men’s shot put title after posting a Games record 20.81m.

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Kimberly Kwek joined The Straits Times in 2019 as a sports journalist and has since covered a wide array of sports, including golf and sailing.

9月26日，新加坡选手Shanti Pereira在日本名古屋帕洛玛瑞穗体育场举行的亚运会田径女子200米预赛中获得第一名。

发布于 2026 年 9 月 26 日下午 7:05

更新于2026年9月26日晚上11:38

名古屋——9月26日，在亚运会颁奖仪式上，珊蒂·佩雷拉和她的青少年对手陈宇洁之间上演了一幕温馨的场景。

这位17岁的中国选手在前一天击败了新加坡短跑女王，夺得了100米金牌。她示意佩雷拉和她一起登上领奖台合影，佩雷拉欣然应允，脸上带着灿烂的笑容。

佩雷拉希望在 9 月 27 日扭转局面，届时两人将在帕洛玛瑞穗体育场举行的 200 米决赛的起跑线上并肩作战。

卫冕冠军将面临一场激烈的较量，他在2025年韩国举行的亚洲田径锦标赛上被这位青少年选手夺得了200米金牌。

就目前来看，佩雷拉在名古屋的比赛结果似乎对他有利，因为这位 30 岁的选手在 9 月 26 日的 200 米预赛中取得了开门红。

在气温降至 20 摄氏度的湿冷条件下比赛，她以 23.10 秒的成绩获得第二组第一名，并在 26 名参赛选手中获得总冠军。

陈以 23.29 秒的成绩获得第二名，本土热门选手伊多·阿比吉鲁富卡以 23.30 秒的成绩获得第三名。

佩雷拉表示，她“尽量保持放松”，她说：“我喜欢200米……我很庆幸少跑了一轮，所以我今天真的只是想争取好名次，尽可能放松地拿到第一，因为我知道如果跑得太慢就进不了决赛。”

她的队友伊丽莎白·安·谭在第三组比赛中跑出了 24.11 秒的成绩，排名第五，总排名第 16 位，无缘决赛。

三轮预赛中每轮的前两名，以及接下来的两名最快的选手晋级 9 月 27 日的决赛。

比赛前一天的赛程调整也对佩雷拉有利，因为半决赛被取消，直接晋级决赛。

由于兴奋剂检测，她在 100 米决赛后于午夜之后才返回酒店，这让她有更多的时间休息和恢复。

9月27日，这场追逐历史的征程将重新开始，这位六届东南亚运动会金牌得主将力争成为首位在亚运会上蝉联女子200米冠军的选手。

她说：“我正在认真感受这一切，并欣然接受随之而来的压力。”

“我知道我是卫冕冠军，但与此同时……我们都是这场比赛的一份子，我们都在竭尽全力。”

同样在追逐历史的还有泰国选手普里蓬·汶松，他在9月25日以9.90秒的成绩打破赛会纪录，夺得男子100米冠军，他正瞄准短跑双冠王。

这位 20 岁的选手看起来很有可能取得成功，他在男子 200 米半决赛中以 20.10 秒的成绩创造了他的第三项奥运会纪录。

如果普里波尔能够实现双冠王，他将成为继 1974 年的阿纳特·拉塔纳波尔之后，第二位实现这一成就的泰国短跑运动员。

新加坡选手马克·路易斯因肌肉拉伤退出了200米比赛。

同胞昂振祥在男子110米栏预赛中以13.88秒的成绩获得第二名，成功晋级决赛。冲过终点线后，他兴奋地庆祝胜利。

他与排名第三的科威特选手雅库布·阿尔-尤哈之间仅相差 0.001 秒，而中华台北选手林义凯以 13.82 秒的成绩获得第一名。

日本选手泉宫俊介曾在 2018 年世界 U20 锦标赛上获得铜牌，可惜他在湿滑的跑道上滑倒，需要帮助，最终无缘比赛。

32岁的昂在过去几个月里一直受到腿筋拉伤的困扰，状态也不太好，但他对自己的表现感到满意。

他说：“恢复状态和比赛状态非常艰难，所以过去几个月对我来说既令人失望又充满精神挑战，因为我对自己以及我知道自己能够达到的水平产生了怀疑，所以今晚能在这里做到这一点对我来说非常鼓舞人心。”

加布里埃尔·李在男子三级跳远比赛中以 15.71 米的成绩获得第九名，而中国选手苏文以 17.42 米的成绩打破赛会纪录，赢得该项目冠军。

对于巴林来说，这是大获全胜的一天，他们在田径比赛的第四天就获得了三枚金牌。

Shitaye Habte 以 2 小时 27 分 31 秒的成绩赢得女子马拉松金牌，Salwa Eid Naser 在亚运会上第二次获得 400 米冠军，Nelly Korir 以 4 分 04.50 秒的赛会纪录赢得女子 1500 米冠军。

东道主也有理由庆祝，因为山下市隆在主场观众面前以 2 小时 10 分 49 秒的成绩赢得了男子马拉松冠军。

在当天的其他奖牌项目中，泰国选手约书亚·阿特金森以 44.90 秒的成绩赢得男子 400 米冠军，而伊朗选手穆罕默德·礼萨·塔耶比以 20.81 米的成绩打破赛会纪录，阻止了印度选手塔金德帕尔·辛格·图尔连续第三次获得男子铅球冠军。

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金伯利·郭于 2019 年加入《海峡时报》担任体育记者，此后报道了包括高尔夫和帆船在内的各种体育项目。