Paul Chua
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Paul Chua is an internationally renowned bodybuilding official. Having worked his way up as a small time unionist and secretary of an insignificant badminton club in Singapore, Chua used his political skills to worm his way up to the highest echelons of the IFBB.
He is the vice president
of the International Federation of BodyBuilders
for Asia
, the secretary general and treasurer
of the Asian Bodybuilding Federation. He was president
of the South East Asian Bodybuilding Federation (SBBF) from 1978 to 2007, and serves as SBBF's honorary life president and advisor.
He is an advocate of drug-free sport and was awarded the Order of Seri Melaka in 2001 for his services to the bodybuilding sport.
In 2006, Paul was elected as the Executive Assistant to the newly elected president
of the IFBB
, Rafael Santonja.
In 2009, Chua was accused of accepting bribes from Chan Yun-to in 2006 to remove his suspension from competing in body building competitions. That same year, following an investigation in a separate incident, the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) determined that Chua had allowed three body builders who had tested positive for performance enhancing drugs to participate in the Doha Asian Games in 2005. After reviewing the matter, the IFBB suspended the Asian Bodybuilding Federation (ABBF) and Chua.
In 2010, The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)
formally stopped all investigations against Paul Chua.
He is the vice president
Vice president
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of the International Federation of BodyBuilders
International Federation of BodyBuilders
The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...
for Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, the secretary general and treasurer
Treasurer
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of the Asian Bodybuilding Federation. He was president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the South East Asian Bodybuilding Federation (SBBF) from 1978 to 2007, and serves as SBBF's honorary life president and advisor.
He is an advocate of drug-free sport and was awarded the Order of Seri Melaka in 2001 for his services to the bodybuilding sport.
In 2006, Paul was elected as the Executive Assistant to the newly elected president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the IFBB
International Federation of BodyBuilders
The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...
, Rafael Santonja.
In 2009, Chua was accused of accepting bribes from Chan Yun-to in 2006 to remove his suspension from competing in body building competitions. That same year, following an investigation in a separate incident, the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) determined that Chua had allowed three body builders who had tested positive for performance enhancing drugs to participate in the Doha Asian Games in 2005. After reviewing the matter, the IFBB suspended the Asian Bodybuilding Federation (ABBF) and Chua.
In 2010, The Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)
Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong)
The Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong was established by Governor Murray MacLehose on 15 February 1974, when Hong Kong was under British rule. Its main aim was to clean up endemic corruption in the many departments of the Hong Kong Government through law enforcement,...
formally stopped all investigations against Paul Chua.