HANGZHOU – Sleep was all Shanti Pereira craved after a very exciting 24 hours at the Asian Games track and field competition.on Saturday, the Singaporean sprinter went to bed only at 1am following the victory ceremony and anti-doping tests.
With the semi-finals scrapped owing to withdrawals, quick times were even more important as the top two from each heat and the next two fastest athletes qualified for the final.Her team had initially kept the information from her to ensure that she had sufficient rest, but Pereira figured it out on Saturday night after realising there were three heats.
Odiong’s personal best of 22.43sec, which she achieved in June 2022, is 0.14 seconds faster than Pereira’s national record of 22.57sec. The Asiad debutant said: “I’m happy with my execution. Race-wise I could’ve been sharper, granted it’s an early morning race, so I hope for tomorrow’s night race, my mind and body will be ready for this. I’m excited.”
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