Lunch with Sumiko

Making peace with herself has helped Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira win

She won her first race in Primary 3. Today, Shanti Pereira is South-east Asia’s sprint queen. She tells executive editor Sumiko Tan how she has learnt to live with the pressure of having to triumph.

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National sprinter Shanti Pereira has had an incredible year of winning medals and breaking records. She talks to ST executive editor Sumiko Tan about the mindset and dedication required to be a professional athlete.
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Shanti Pereira likes desserts, but she is not having any today.

It is two weeks to her next competition in Bangkok, and South-east Asia’s fastest woman is in training mode.

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