‘I knew I had to give my absolute all’: Shanti Pereira reflects on historic Asian Games silver
HANGZHOU, China: Up against a stacked field in her maiden Asian Games final, Shanti Pereira knew she had to give it her “absolute all”.
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Singapore sprinter Marc Brian Louis smashes UK Shyam’s 22-year 100m national record at Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China: As the results slowly unfurled on the electronic screen after the third heat of the men’s 100m semi-finals, Marc Brian Louis watched on with bated breath.
MMA fighter Angela Lee retires from the sport
SINGAPORE: Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Angela Lee has announced her retirement from the sport.
Tears for Singapore women’s 4x100m medley squad after disqualification denies team Asian Games bronze
HANGZHOU, China: Delight turned into despair for Singapore women’s 4x100m medley relay team - touching home third in Friday's final (Sep 29) - only to learn soon after that they had been disqualified.
Shanti Pereira suffers scare in 100m heat, but qualifies for Asian Games final
HANGZHOU, China: Shanti Pereira had to wait a little longer than usual on Friday (Sep 29) to confirm her place in the 100m final of the Asian Games .
Asian Games: Dominant India Beat Malaysia 6-0 In Women's Hockey
A dominant India defeated Malaysia 6-0 to register their second consecutive win in the women's hockey competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. The Indians continued from where they left against Singapore in their campaign opener and pumped in four goals in the first quarter of the Pool A match. Monika (7th minute) opened the scoring for India before vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka (8th), Navneet Kaur (11th), Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke (15th), Sangita Kumari (24th) and Lalremsiami (50th) also found the back of the net.
At the Asian Games, finishing fourth hurts for Singapore’s swimmers, but bodes well for future
HANGZHOU: In the end, the years of labour are often distilled to the most minuscule of margins: A touch, a fingernail, or a hundredth of a second.
Teong Tzen Wei bags Singapore’s first swim medal of Asian Games with silver in 50m butterfly
HANGZHOU: After a disappointing Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia earlier this year, swimmer Teong Tzen Wei had a simple message to send.