Speaking after the race, Pereira said the cold, rainy conditions were something she had “never experienced before”.

“Honestly, I was just focused on … putting on as good of a race as I can execute given the conditions,” she added.

On her time of 11.40s, Pereira said she wished she could be faster, but she was still “really proud” of advancing to the 100m semi-finals.

“It’s a really good confidence boost, I guess, for the next few days in the 200m,” she said.

At the last Commonwealth Games in England, Shanti lowered both the national 100m and 200m marks.

More recently, she won the 100m crown at the SEA Games in Thailand in 11.36s, before going on to win the 200m a few days later for her second straight sprint double at the regional competition.

She is also the first Singaporean woman to clinch a sprint double at the 2023 edition of the biennial event.

Pereira will next compete in the women’s 200m, the event in which she is the reigning Asian Games champion, with the heats taking place on Wednesday.