SEA Games: Dipna-Lim Prasad breaks Chee Swee Lee's 43-year-old national record in women's 400m
KUALA LUMPUR — Dipna Lim-Prasad has set a new national record in the women's 400m after clocking 54.18sec on Thursday night (Aug 24) at the 29th SEA Games to win silver.
Dipna Lim-Prasad competes in the SEA Games womens 400m on August 24, 2017. Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY
KUALA LUMPUR — Dipna Lim-Prasad has set a new national record in the women's 400m after clocking 54.18sec on Thursday night (Aug 24) at the 29th SEA Games to win silver.
The 26-year-old rewrote Chee Swee Lee's mark of 55.08s, which had stood for 43 years.
Lim-Prasad's second place is also Singapore's first SEA Games medal in the women's 400m in 42 years, with Chee winning gold in 1975.
Related topics
SEA Games 2017Stay in the know. Anytime. Anywhere.
Subscribe to our newsletter for the top features, insights and must reads delivered straight to your inbox.
By clicking subscribe, I agree for my personal data to be used to send me TODAY newsletters, promotional offers and for research and analysis.
