Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. I didn’t realise that when I asked to interview Ronald Chng, Singapore’s golden judoka of the 1970s, he would take to the podcast to highlight the connection between sports and work. His fighting spirit helped him succeed as an engineer even though he faced discrimination from some companies that frowned upon his training and competing in judo.

00:00 Introduction

01:10 Judo for Self-Defence

09:51 My Fighting Spirit

17:45 Self-Belief in Judo and Work

26:18 A Bad Time at Diethelm

35:05 Du Pont: The Company That Supported My Judo

38:51 Switch to F&N & Soft Drinks

42:01 Working in Myanmar & Vietnam

57:53 The SEA(P) Games

01:03:19 Judo in Singapore

01:14:47 Training Elite Athletes

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