This is the first time Pereira and Ong have clinched the top distinction at the Singapore Sports Awards.
SINGAPORE – National sprinter Shanti Pereira added yet another feather to her cap as she was named Sportswoman of the Year at the Singapore Sports Awards on June 3.
Pereira, who was unable to attend the ceremony held at Orchard Hotel as she is in Europe preparing for the Olympics, was nominated for the award alongside kayaker Stephenie Chen, wushu exponent Kimberly Ong, indoor skydiver Kyra Poh, swimmer Letitia Sim and bowler Cherie Tan. Pereira then capped off the year with an impressive showing at the Hangzhou Asian Games, where she bagged the 200m crown along with a 100m silver.The Sportsman of the Year award also had a first-time winner in bowler Darren Ong.
Ong also won two bronzes at the world championships – in the men’s doubles with Goh and in the all events. He had bagged his first individual international title at the Philippine International Open in May, just months before his triumph on the world stage.
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