Singapore’s athletics fraternity hail Shanti Pereira’s performance as ‘one for the ages’

Shanti Pereira's feat will not only inspire athletes to keep trying, but is also a great lesson for coaches. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network) A performance for the ages. Mind-boggling. Smashed it. The descriptions were as varied as they were consistent. Everyone within the Singapore track and field community and beyond were blown away by what Shanti Pereira had done at the Asian Games on Monday (Oct 2) night.

Singapore Athletics president Lien Choong Luen described her victory in the 200m, the country’s first Asiad athletics title since Chee Swee Lee’s gold at the 1974 Games, as “one for the ages”.