SINGAPORE: Sprinter Shanti Pereira and kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder were among the winners at the annual Singapore Sports Awards on Monday (Jun 3). At the ceremony held at Orchard Hotel Singapore, sprint queen Pereira took home the Sportswoman of the Year title, while back-to-back world champion Maeder won the Sportsboy of the Year. While this is … Read more
Scans would reveal a stress injury in her fibula. It came as a big blow to Pereira as it meant she would miss her debut in the Diamond League competition in Xiamen and Shanghai, as well as two major meets in Japan among other competitions. The Diamond League is a one of the most elite competitions … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira broke the 400m national record on Saturday (Mar 30) during a training camp in Florida. In an event that she seldom competes in, Pereira clocked 53.67 seconds – breaking the national record of 54.18 seconds that was set by Dipna Lim Prasad in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. Pereira … Read more
