Will Shanti Pereira score Singapore's first gold in track and field at the Asian Games in nearly 50 years? Will the swim team miss Joseph Schooling's presence?
Delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 19th edition of the Games will be held in Hangzhou, China.
Last month in Budapest, Hungary, Pereira became the first Singaporean to make a World Championships semi-finals after a stellar showing in the 200m. She also met the qualifying mark for the event at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.Singapore sprinter Shanti Pereira returns from history-making European adventure, sets sights on Asian Games
The latest accolade the kitefoiler added to a growing list was gold in the men's kite event at the Sailing World Championships in the Netherlands last month. This is “an interesting phase” for Singapore swimming, national head coach Gary Tan told CNA previously.
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