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'I knew it was my day': Singapore's Shanti Pereira retains Asian Games 200m gold, makes history
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- Sep 27, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC
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Asian multi-sport event
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games, they have been organized by the Olympic Council of Asia, after the breakup of the Asian Games Federation. The Games are recognized by the International Olympic Committee and are the second largest multi-sport event after the Olympic Games.
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Pereira is the first woman to win the event twice at the quadrennial event.
The Singaporean is the first woman to win back-to-back 200m titles at the Asian Games. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Shanti Pereira cemented her place in history as the first woman to win back-to-back 200m titles at the Asian Games.