Singapore's Shanti Pereira makes history at Glasgow Commonwealth Games, qualifies for 200m final

Sport Pereira clocked a season-best time of 22.81s. Shanti Pereira competes in the women's 200m semi-finals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. (Photo: TeamSG/Lim Weixiang) New: You can now listen to articles. This audio is generated by an AI tool. 31 Jul 2026 06:09AM SINGAPORE: Shanti Pereira became the first Singaporean to qualify for an individual sprint final at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday (Jul 30).At the Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, Pereira set a season-best of 22.81s to finish third in her semi-final race and eighth overall. The top two qualifiers from each of the three semi-finals automatically qualify for the final, along with the next two fastest athletes. "After I coming out of (the previous) two races, I knew I had so much more in me and I knew I could put up a performanc