07/29/2021
Joan Poh, Singapore's only female rower competing in the Tokyo Olympics, is proof that you can follow your passion and dreams at the same time.
In April 2020, Poh put her full-time training on hold to return to her job as a dialysis after the government called for frontline medical reinforcements.
“In a time of pandemic, going back to work felt like a calling,” said Poh. “When I’m at work, I’m 100 percent a nurse. When I’m training, I’m 100 percent a rower. It’s always about finding that balance and making it work.”
When the coronavirus hit her home country, Joan Poh, Singapore’s only female rower competing in Tokyo, had to juggle a return to her hospital work with getting ready for the Games.