Shanti Pereira qualifies for 100m sprint at Paris Olympics through world ranking
Singapore’s sprint queen Shanti Pereira has qualified for the women’s 100m sprint at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
This would be the second event she will be competing in at the Olympics — she had earlier qualified for the women’s 200m event.
Ms Periera qualified for the 200m event by meeting the qualifying mark of 22.57s which the World Athletics (WA) had set.
Shanti Pereira qualifies for 100m sprint at Paris Olympics
According to the Olympics website, there are two ways athletes can qualify for athletics events at the Paris Olympics:
- Meeting entry standard
- Through world ranking
Ms Pereira qualified for the 100m race through her world ranking and is the first Singaporean to do so.
She emerged 42nd in the Race to Paris rankings for the 100m event, with the top 56 sprinters qualifying.
Source: Team Singapore on Facebook
The entry standard for the women’s 100m event currently stands at 11.07s while Ms Pereira holds a national record of 11.20s, Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reports.
Aims to advance from heats
Speaking to The Straits Times (ST), Ms Pereira said she aims to advance from the heats in her events.
“We will do whatever it takes to be able to get some good times at the Olympics, have fun and do our best,” she said.
Source: Team Singapore on Facebook
The 27-year-old is currently training in Europe after sustaining a leg injury back in April.
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Featured image adapted from Team Singapore on Facebook and Singapore National Olympic Council on Facebook.
