Written by @Loud, on Monday, 15 May 2006

Published in : Life, Column

We all know Ronald Susilo. He's the man who, with the flick of his wrists played his way from the local badminton scene to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens beating badminton world number one Lin Dan of China and Björn Joppien of Germany within the first two rounds of the game.  As the world gaped in awe at the 'new kid on the block', in local waters, a star was born as Ronald won the hearts of many despite yielding victory in the quarter-finals.  Gathering momentum with many prestigious wins in various competitions, he managed also to gain his place as World No. 6, finally culminating in receiving the Sportsman of the Year Award by the Singapore Sports Awards Committee in 2005 - the first badminton player to do so. 

As the buzz surrounding his achievements in the sporting arena has remained unchanged, Youth.SG will have you know that Ronald now has one more feather to add to his hat.  The dynamic youth is now also a spokesperson for this online youth portal embellishing it with more than just the fame that he carries with him as a national shuttler but also the zest for life, a quality evidenced in the plethora of activities he engages in - ranging from snooker to the President's Star Charity and simply shopping with his fiancee, fellow Team Singapore mate, Lee Jia Wei.   Encouraging youth to rise up and unleash their potential for meeting the opportunities that come along their way, it is obvious that Ronald highlights the potential that youth in Singapore possess.