Shanti Pereira retains silver medal at Asian Games 100m final

Singapore's top sprinter Shanti Pereira clinched the silver medal in the women's 100m at the 2026 Asian Games on Friday (Sept 25).

At Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, Pereira clocked a time of 11.21s, to finish behind China's 17-year-old Chen Yujie who broke the Games' record with a time of 11.06s.

Bahrain's Edidiong Odiong came in third place with a time of 11.33s behind Pereira, who retained her second place, having taken home the silver medal in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

The 30-year-old sprinter was the fastest qualifier at the semi-finals earlier during the day.

First to cross the finish line with a time of 11.28s, Pereira was trailed by Bahrain's Edidiong Odiong (11.33s) and Thailand's Sukanda Petraksa (11.47s).

Following her win in the 100m event, Pereira will now will focus on the defending her champion title in the 200m race that will kick off on Saturday.

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