SINGAPORE: Shanti Pereira's quest to make her second consecutive women's 200m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships came to an end on Wednesday (Sep 17).

At the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Pereira clocked a time of 23.13s to finish fourth in her heat and 30th overall, missing out on qualification for the next stage of the event.

The top three from each of the six heats moved on to the semi-finals, along with the athletes from the rest of the field with the six fastest times.

This is the second consecutive edition of the competition where Pereira qualified on merit. The reigning 200m Asian Games gold medalist made history in 2023 by becoming the first Singaporean to progress past the heats .

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