2002

Remy Ong, National Bowling Captain, became Singapore 's only second male multiple-gold medallist in the Asian Games' 51-year history when he won golds for the Singles, Trios and Masters events and also topped the All-Events at the 14 th Asian Games in Busan ( South Korea ). He not only excelled in his performance but has also set an example of what focus and discipline in sports means.

The southpaw's uncle had introduced him to bowling when he was only 10 years old. Although he had tried other sports such as badminton, soccer and swimming, bowling was (and still is) his first love. Remy became a full-fledged national bowler at 16 years of age and won his first perfect game at the ATBC Championships in 1998. From then on he continued to compete and excel in many other tournaments including titles from the President's Cup in Indonesia in February followed by the Super Classic in March in 2002.

Remy came very close to being crowned the World Champion at the 38th AMF World Cup where he was pitted against a field of 83 men to advance to the final. He was the second Singaporean bowler to perform so well at this prestigious amateur bowling tournament which saw a congregation of many world champions.

Remy was ranked Asia 's Number 1 bowler by both the Asian Bowling Federation and the CGU Asian Bowling Tour, in 2002.


2006

Driven by his love of the game and mental tenacity, Remy Ong has emerged as one of our most enduring and successful athletes. He's not even 30 years old, but he made sports history in 2006 by becoming the first Singaporean to win the World Men’s Championships.

Remy picked up two gold medals, broke two world records and defeated 246 competitors from 107 countries in his quest to become World Champion. He single-handedly put Singapore bowling in the world map.

Remy is Singapore’s Sportsman of the Year for 2007 in recognition of his overall achievement in the sport and of his leadership of the men’s team to a silver medal at the Asian Games in Doha in 2006. It is his stint as Sportsman of the Year. At the 2002 Asian Games, Remy won a record three gold medals and his first Sportsman Award.

It took him four years of highs and lows to realize his long–held dream of becoming World Champion. Returning to Korea in October 2006 for the world Championships, Remy bowled a record–setting performance. He scored e1524, breaking the existing record by 43 pins. He also won the all-events title with a total of 5,566.

The World Championships may have been the personal Highlight of his competitive career, but it was the Asian Games in Doha where his skills as team captain shone through. Against a determined Korean contingent, Remy led the team through a tense battle to a silver medal for Singapore.