In the shoes of Saiyidah Aisyah

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Six days a week, Saiyidah Aisyah wakes up at 4.30am and cannot wait for the pain that lies ahead. Training is gruelling work seen by no one and felt only through sore muscles. Find out what drives Singapore's first Olympic rower.

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Six days a week, Saiyidah Aisyah wakes up at 4.30am and cannot wait for the pain that lies ahead. Training is uncomfortable, gruelling work seen by no one and felt only through sore muscles, but validated at the finish line.
Find out what drives Singapore's first Olympic rower.
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