SINGAPORE: For three years in a row, coach Luis Cunha has been Shanti Pereira’s Valentine’s Day date. In previous years she was overseas at training camps or competitions with coach Cunha. In 2026, the athlete-coach pair will kick off another journey to defend her gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan. Pereira said: “Looking at the goals for this season, we are looking at the Commonwealth Games and hoping for a final spot in my event, and for the Asian Games, to see myself on that podium again. He said: “If I’m here, it is because of what the athletes that are training under me did.

Source: The Star February 17, 2026 01:37 UTC