Athletics Women's 100m Finals | 29th SEA Games 2017

Due battle for the gold, silver and bronze. And indeed for the title of Southeast Asia's fastest woman. Going in lane 2, just a 4.1 McGintz. Had an erratic season so far. And it showed in the heat. Fairly unconvincing for the Thai athlete. The silver medalist from 2015. That's a 4.0 McGintz. Sylvan Rose Nelson of the Philippines. Born to be the record holder for Philippines. Becoming in lane 4, Veronica Shanti Pereira. She set a new national record and personal best in the semifinals with an 11.69. But this is the favourite for the gold medal, Husnia Bin Zulkifli. She's been running in South Africa. And she set a new Malaysian record of 11.45 in South Africa back in April. Going in lane 6, Lee Tu Chin. 2015 SEA Schoolgirls Champion. She's the Asia Beach Champion over 60 metres. She won the Thai Open and a bronze at the Asian Grand Prix. This is one of the legends of Malaysian athletics. Siti Fatima Bin Mohamed, 11 year veteran of Malaysian athletics. 11.91 to win the Malaysian Open in July. It was her first national gold medal. Going in lane 8, with an 11.82 in the semifinals. Viet Thi Phuong Thien of Vietnam goes in lane 8. Going in lane 9, with an 11.87. One of two Thai sprinters in this final. A starter at scoreboard, asking for quiet. Wannakit, Nelson, Pereira, Zulkifli, Lee Tu Chin, Siti Fatima Bin Mohamed, Lee Thi Phuong Thien and Thi Phat of Thailand. Lanes 2 to 9. That's the favourite, Husnia Bin Zulkifli. Monica Shanti Pereira, undoubtedly quick. Bronze medallist in 2015. Lee Tu Chin. She's run the four fastest times by SEA Games women this season. She's going to have to run quicker than somebody who has a crowd behind her. Somebody who's twin sister also. Very solid runner, Husnia Bin Zulkifli. Twin sister of Husnia. I tell you what, Lee Tu Chin has looked really good throughout these championships. For me, she's the one to catch. The warm-ups, the semifinal, just how comfortable she's looked, really hasn't strained. Monica Shanti Pereira's been in good form, new national record in the semifinals. Well, they all get away fairly quickly. Indeed, it's Zulkifli with the quicker start. But it's Lee Tu Chin who settles into her stride and she's going to run to glory. She's going to run to gold. Monica Shanti Pereira closing quick, just not quick enough to claim the silver. Claims the bronze for Singapore. But Lee Tu Chin finishes ahead of Zulkifli. For the silver, Shanti Pereira brings home Singapore's bronze. She claimed the bronze in 2015 over this distance. She gets it again. But Lee Tu Chin, the 2015 SEA Schoolgirls champion, is now the 2017 SEA Games champion. She is the fastest woman in Southeast Asia. Didn't have the quicker start, but boy did she settle into her stride fairly quickly. Monica Shanti Pereira, another five metres and she might have had enough to catch Zulkifli. Certainly was closing fastest, but that is just a consummate display. Just looks so easy. She's looked so comfortable in warm-up. Her semi-final looked fairly emphatic. She ran sub-11.5. Zulkifli was touted after her sessions in South Africa earlier this year. An enumeration record of 11.45 and a wind-assisted 11.36 to be the favourite, to be the woman to beat. But in a relatively slow time for Lee Tu Chin, 11.56. She's done enough to claim the gold medal. Slower than her semi-final 11.49 and certainly slower.