Chronicles of Old Singapore | Ronald Chng – Golden Judoka: How Sport Shaped My Engineering Career

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 YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@ChroniclesOldSG Spotify | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loh-ks Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/61551786759344/ Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/ChroniclesofOldSingapore