'I never thought I'd be here': Unbridled joy for Singapore's Shanti Pereira after 200m Asian Games triumph
SINGAPORE: "Give me five minutes," newly minted Asian Games gold medallist Shanti Pereira told volunteers in Mandarin.
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Saudi’s Abdullah Abkar claims 200m silver at Asian Games
HANGZHOU: Abdullah Abkar won the fourth Saudi medal of the 19th Asian Games when placing second in the men’s 200m at the Olympic stadium in Hangzhou.
Singapore’s Shanti Pereira wins historic 200m Asian Games gold
HANGZHOU, China: As Singapore held its breath in expectation, its sprint queen delivered jubilation.
Singapore's Shanti Pereira tops 200m heats, qualifies for final at Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China: Despite running on six hours of sleep, Singapore's Shanti Pereira showed little signs of fatigue as she topped the women's 200m heats on Sunday (Oct 1) to qualify for the finals.
Asian Games: Amlan Borgohain Reaches Semi-final In 200m; Jyothi Yarraji Fails To Qualify
Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji failed to qualify for the final of the women's 200m event after she finished third in her heat with timings of 23.78 seconds at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday. The top two athletes in each heat and the next two fastest after all top two athletes were supposed to go for the final, as per Olympics.com.
Shericka Jackson's pursuit of Flo-Jo's 200m world record is Diamond League Final's main attraction
The men's 200 metres at this weekend's Prefontaine Classic will feature teenage phenom Erriyon Knighton and world silver medallist Kenny Bednarek, along with Canadian star Andre De Grasse. In most other track meets you'd stage it last, and let the whole program build up to that last showcase of speed and depth.
Andre De Grasse uses season-best in 200m to book spot at Diamond League Finals
Propelled by a season's best, Andre De Grasse booked his spot in the Diamond League Finals on Friday.
Jackson plans to take aim at Flo-Jo's 200m world record in Brussels
Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson will take aim at the women's 200 metres world record, one of the oldest athletics records on the books, on Friday at the Memorial Van Damme, the penultimate event on the Diamond League schedule.