The achievement comes months after Aisyah made the decision to launch a comeback.
SINGAPORE: Back at Tangeum Lake six years after she made history for Singapore, rower Saiyidah Aisyah had one thing in mind - qualify for the Olympic Games."I see things in a different perspective," said Aisyah, who turned 36 on Saturday .Competing in the women’s 2,000m lightweight single sculls at the Asian and Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea on Sunday, the Singaporean had to finish among the top five to book her spot in the upcoming Paris Olympics .
What the Singaporean did not realise was that current qualification rules bumped her Japanese competitor who finished second in the event, out of qualification contention. "But I think I also think I need to learn to embrace the fact that I chose to do this. I got to the A final and this is how the game is being played."Aisyah has a number of SEA Games medals to her name, and made headlines in 2013, after winning Singapore’s first individual rowing gold.But her road to Rio was by no means easy, as she had to drain her savings and took to crowd-funding to raise money for her training and living expenses in Sydney to fund her Olympic dream.
"I have pretty much everything in front of me, I have a job, I have a house, I have a husband. Why would I want to put myself into such uncomfortable situations, especially when the results are unknown?" Aisyah added. Singapore rower Saiyidah Aisyah and her coach Alan Bennett in Chungju, South Korea on Apr 21, 2024.
And in Paris, a new chapter will begin for the Singaporean, whose sporting journey has over the years inspired many back at home.
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