Abdul Halim bin Haron is

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who was inducted into the

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for his impressive performance over the years. Starting his professional career in the welterweight category in the late 1990s, he won a bronze medal in the Asian Championship in 2000, and came out tops in the Singaporean national competitions a year later. As there is a higher chance of winning medals in the lighter categories, he was asked to switch to the lower weight categories, a request which involved having to shed over 10 kilogrammes over just two years. His efforts allowed him to compete in the

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in the bantamweight category, and earned him a gold medal.

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Hall of Fame - Abdul Halim Haron
Living people Singaporean bodybuilders Asian Games medalists in bodybuilding Bodybuilders at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Year of birth missing (living people) Competitors at the 2001 World Games 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen {{bodybuilding-bio-stub