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S1E67: How Shanti Pereira overcame her biggest battle
Manage episode 364177660 series 2467879
Shanti reflects on her own personal identity and purpose, regardless of whether she's a sprint queen or not.
Synopsis: The Straits Times looks at the talking points in sport every second
Wednesday of the month.
Sprint queen Shanti Pereira was back in Singapore after her achievements in Cambodia at the 2023 SEA Games and she has finally had time to reflect back on her history- making feats in 2023. In Phnom Penh, she was crowned South-east Asia’s top woman sprinter after claiming two golds in the 100m and 200m at the SEA Games.
ST sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan caught up with Pereira over a phone call before she departs for training and competition in Europe about how she feels about her success in 2023, how she overcame the lows and has learned to better appreciate the highs.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:50 On how much difference a year has made
5:00 Being able to relate to athletes from around the world and how that has helped her in her career
9:40 On training in carparks during Covid-19
12:00 What kind of criticism did she receive and how did she deal with them?
16:00 How her parents have been a strong support system
Read more: https://str.sg/iJBk
Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis & Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
Follow ST Sports Talk Podcast episodes every second and fourth Wednesday of the month:
Channel: https://str.sg/JWRE
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Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg
Follow Deepanraj Ganesan on Twitter: https://str.sg/wtra
Read his articles: https://str.sg/Jbxq
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In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt
Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7
Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN
Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf
Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m
ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE
#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad
Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX
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Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (new): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
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Capíttulos
1. How Shanti Pereira overcame her biggest battle (00:00:00)
2. On how much difference a year has made (00:01:50)
3. Being able to relate to athletes (00:05:00)
4. On training in carparks during Covid-19 (00:09:40)
5. What kind of criticism did she receive? (00:12:00)
6. Her parents being a strong support system (00:16:00)
226 episodios
Manage episode 364177660 series 2467879
Shanti reflects on her own personal identity and purpose, regardless of whether she's a sprint queen or not.
Synopsis: The Straits Times looks at the talking points in sport every second
Wednesday of the month.
Sprint queen Shanti Pereira was back in Singapore after her achievements in Cambodia at the 2023 SEA Games and she has finally had time to reflect back on her history- making feats in 2023. In Phnom Penh, she was crowned South-east Asia’s top woman sprinter after claiming two golds in the 100m and 200m at the SEA Games.
ST sports reporter Deepanraj Ganesan caught up with Pereira over a phone call before she departs for training and competition in Europe about how she feels about her success in 2023, how she overcame the lows and has learned to better appreciate the highs.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:50 On how much difference a year has made
5:00 Being able to relate to athletes from around the world and how that has helped her in her career
9:40 On training in carparks during Covid-19
12:00 What kind of criticism did she receive and how did she deal with them?
16:00 How her parents have been a strong support system
Read more: https://str.sg/iJBk
Produced by: Deepanraj Ganesan (gdeepan@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis & Eden Soh
Edited by: Eden Soh
Follow ST Sports Talk Podcast episodes every second and fourth Wednesday of the month:
Channel: https://str.sg/JWRE
Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWRa
Spotify: https://str.sg/JW6N
Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/JX88
SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/
Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg
Follow Deepanraj Ganesan on Twitter: https://str.sg/wtra
Read his articles: https://str.sg/Jbxq
---
Discover more ST podcast channels:
In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt
Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7
Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN
Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf
Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m
ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE
#PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad
Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX
Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL
---
Special edition series:
True Crimes Of Asia (new): https://str.sg/i44T
The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2
Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn
Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB
Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa
---
Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!
#sportstalk
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Capíttulos
1. How Shanti Pereira overcame her biggest battle (00:00:00)
2. On how much difference a year has made (00:01:50)
3. Being able to relate to athletes (00:05:00)
4. On training in carparks during Covid-19 (00:09:40)
5. What kind of criticism did she receive? (00:12:00)
6. Her parents being a strong support system (00:16:00)
226 episodios
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