“She continues to be the fastest Asian and this was a good indicator for us for the Asian Games and the upcoming 200 meter,” her coach, Mr Luis Cunha said
seconds from qualifying for the semifinal round of the Women’s 100-meter race at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 on Sunday . Her time was 11.33 seconds.
On Sunday, despite running her fourth fastest time ever, she did not make it to the next round. Nevertheless, Shanti placed “highly respectable 31st overall out of 56 competitors,” and she “lived up to her billing as the continent’s fastest woman, achieving the highest placing out of all of the Asian athletes who took part in Women’s 100m.”
“Could have been executed a bit better, but really thankful I got a chance to race here with stellar athletes like Dina as I’ve been a fan for the longest time. Overall, it was amazing and I can’t wait for the 200,”Shanti was referring to Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith, whose time of 11.04 sec meant she came in second to America’s Brittany Brown at 11.01 sec in Heat 2, which Asia’s Sprint Queen also ran.
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