Shanti Pereira ended Singapore's 49-year wait for an Asian Games gold medal in athletics by winning the women's 200m final at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou - capping a stellar year on track that's seen her win medal after medal, smash record after record. What can we learn from Shanti's heroics, and where to from here for Singapore's sprint queen?

We speak to Rohit Brijnath, assistant sports editor with The Straits Times, who was in Hangzhou to witness Shanti's historic feat.

READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/a-golden-lesson-from-pereira-winning-is-within-our-reach

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Shanti Pereira ended Singapore's 49-year wait for an Asian Games gold medal in athletics by winning the women's 200m final at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou - capping a stellar year on track that's seen her win medal after medal, smash record after record. What can we learn from Shanti's heroics, and where to from here for Singapore's sprint queen?
We speak to Rohit Brijnath, assistant sports editor with The Straits Times, who was in Hangzhou to witness Shanti's historic feat.
READ MORE: <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/a-golden-lesson-from-pereira-winning-is-within-our-reach">https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/a-golden-lesson-from-pereira-winning-is-within-our-reach</a>
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