Singapore, Dec. 8 -- There were no tears this time, only a smile as Shanti Pereira looked up at the scoreboard at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium.
Missing out on the women's 200m gold for the second consecutive SEA Games hurt, but an older and more mature sprinter took the disappointment on the chin.
The 22-year-old, who first claimed victory at Singapore 2015, clocked 23.77sec in the final yesterday to claim the bronze.
Newly crowned sprint queen Kristina Knott of the Philippines won in a Games record of 23.01sec, ahead of 2017 winner Le Tu Chinh of Vietnam in 23.45sec.
Said Pereira: "I feel happy, I got a season's best and I got a bronze, so overall, I'm quite happy.
"Yeah, definitely there's disappointment. But seeing the ...