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It was my day: Shanti Pereira celebrates after winning 200m gold at the Asian Games
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- Sep 27, 2026, 10:26 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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The Singaporean is the first woman to win back-to-back 200m titles at the Asian Games. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PETALING JAYA: National sprinter Danish Iftikhar Mohd Roslee had to settle for sixth in the men's 200m final as Thailand's Puripol Boonson continued his red-hot form at the Asian Games.