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RI champ overcomes car crash injury to win A Div 200m

Raffles Institution's Grace Shani Anthony (second from right) winning the A Division girls' 200m final at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium in 26.09sec, just 0.09sec off her personal best.
Raffles Institution's Grace Shani Anthony (second from right) winning the A Division girls' 200m final at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium in 26.09sec, just 0.09sec off her personal best.ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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Mar 26, 2019, 5:00 am SGT

RI girl recovers from accident to win A Div 200m; coach says confidence has returned

claura@sph.com.sg

She won the Schools National B Division girls' 200m title in a personal best (PB) time of 26.00sec two years ago and was set to compete in the A Division last year.

But Grace Shani Anthony was then forced out of action for almost a year, following a car accident while holidaying in California in December 2017.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 26, 2019, with the headline ''Great comeback' for sprinter Grace'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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