Shanti Pereira tears up after making Asian Games history with 200m gold, talks about 'cute' rival

A clearly overwhelmed Shanti Pereira teared up as she spoke to media after making history as the first woman to defend her Asian Games 200m gold. "I constantly come, and I constantly fight, I constantly show up ... Every season is just different for me and I have to find new ways to overcome my mindset and bring my A game to all of my big races ... "I knew I had it in me, I was ready, I believed," the Singaporean sprinter told CNA. She also had kind words for her rival from China, Chen Yujie, saying "She's so cute, like a pocket rocket". "I'm so glad she got hers, but I was like nah, today it's mine." #AichiNagoya2026 #mediacorpAsianGames #AsianGames #AsianGames2026 Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia