Shanti Pereira (extreme right) set a new 200m national record with a time of 24.12s in the heats. She missed out on the bronze by 0.03s. (Photo 1 by Andrew Tan for SSC)
Myanmar, Friday, December 20, 2013 – The Singapore track and field contingent returned home with eight medals from the 2013 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
The haul of two gold, three silver and three bronze medals matched the performance at the 2011 SEA Games.
Singapore got their golds through Mok Ying Ren in the marathon and Zhang Guirong in the shot put.
Three national records were set. The quartet of Wendy Enn, Shanti Veronica Pereira, T. Piriyah, and Dipna Lim-Prasad set a new Under-23 national record in the 4x400m relay final with a time of 3 minutes 44.80 seconds.
Shanti, 17, set a new national record in the 200m heats when she clocked 24.12s to break the old mark of 24.36s set by Dipna Lim-Prasad. Shanti’s previous best was 24.54s. She went on to finish fourth in the 200m final, just 0.03s outside the bronze medal position. Shanti, who was at her first SEA Games, also finished fourth in the 100m.
Dipna Lim-Prasad, 22, set a new 400m hurdles national record of 59.96s when she won the bronze medal.
Thailand finished as the top nation in track and field with their haul fo 17 gold, 13 silver, and nine bronze medals. Vietnam (10–11–12) were second while Indonesia (6–4–7) were third.
Athletics Medal Tally
Thailand – 17 gold, 13 silver, 9 bronze (39 medals)
Vietnam – 10, 11, 12 (33)
Indonesia – 6, 4, 7 (17)
Philippines – 6, 4, 3 (13)
Malaysia – 4, 6, 3 (13)
Myanmar – 2, 4, 7 (13)
Singapore – 2, 3, 3 (8)
Laos – 0, 0, 2 (2)
Brunei – 0, 0, 0
Cambodia – 0, 0, 0
Timor-Leste – 0, 0, 0
Results for Singapore Athletics
Poh Seng Song, Zubin Muncherji, Ng Chin Hui, Kenneth Khoo – 5th out of 6 (4x400m men’s relay, 3:18.65)
Wendy Enn, Shanti Pereira, T. Piriyah, Dipna Lim-Prasad – 4th out of 5 (4x400m women’s relay, 3:44.80, U-23 Record and Season’s Best)
Dipna Lim-Prasad – Bronze (400m hurdles final, 59.96s)
Shanti Veronica Pereira – 4th (100m final, 11.99s), 4th (200m final; in the 200m heats, she clocked 24.12s, a new National Record, U-23 Record, National Junior Record, Youth Record)
Gary Yeo – 5th (100m, 10.70s)
Muhammad Amirudin bin Jamal – 3rd (100m final, 10.55s)
Lee Cheng Wei, Calvin Kang, Amirudin, Muhammad Elfi bin Mustapa – Silver (4x100m relay final, 39.79s)
Sean Lim – 5th out of 10 (Pole Vault, 4.80m)
Chan Sheng Yao – 8th out of 10 (Pole Vault, 4.60m)
Mok Ying Ren – Gold (Marathon, 2:28:36)
Ashley Liew – 8th out of 9 (Marathon, 2:42:55)
Du Xianhui – Silver (Shot Put, 14.92m), Bronze (Discus, 41.02m)
Zhang Guirong – Gold (Shot Put, 14.99m); Silver (Discus, 42.26m)
James Wong – 5th out of 7 (Discus, 50.82m)
T. Piriyah – 8th out of 8 (400m final, 57.657s; 400m heats, 57.66s)
Zubin Percy Muncherji – 10th out of 16 (400m heats, 48.90s)
Loh Guo Pei – 13th out of 16 (400m heats, 50.67s)
Goh Chui Ling – 10th out of 11 (400m heats, 59.47s)
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