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Shawn Sugendran (born November 7, 1976 in Singapore). Shawn Sugendran is a Renowned Bodybuilding Official. Having competed for the Singapore Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (SBBF) in his younger days, he was also a youth leader serving as the Chairman of Telok Blangah Youth Executive Committee and also a member of the National Youth Council. He is currently the President of World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Federation Singapore (WBPF SG) and also the Executive Vice President for the Southeast Asian Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Federation.

He started his sporting dream as a junior bodybuilder at the age of 17 and competed at the National Level till 2001 where he had to stop to further his studies in Law while still serving his career as a Police Officer. In 2008 he was approached to join the SBBF as the Honorary General Secretary which he took up and held the fort till 2012. During his time he helped the federation handle the legal aspects of administration and also creating the Multi Year Sports Plan which gives the National Sporting Association a long term working strategy to promote and maintain the sport. He is a firm believer of moving the sport from the model of dependance to the model of independence. He was also appointed as a Class A International Judge in 2010 and had judged the World Championships in Varanasi, India in 2010 and the Asian Beach Games, Muscat Oman in 2010. He was also conferred the Certificate of Merit by the Asian Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Federation in 2011 for his contributions to the sport. In 2012 he left the sport to become an entrepreneur.

He started his professional career in 1996 as a Police Officer in Tanglin Police Division and rose up the ranks through sheer hard work and dedication to duty. He quickly rose up to leadership positions by the age of 21 making him of the youngest rising stars. He had lead several successful operations in crime prevention and apprehending criminals. He was conferred several awards and the inaugural Eagles Award in 2007 being the most noteworthy one. He has also gotten the Minister's Award for the work of his team. In 2007 after completing his Degree in Law, he was transferred as a Senior Officer to the Ministry of Community Development Youth and Sports where he worked with the grassroots organisations in managing communal relationships. His most noteworthy project received a special mention by the Prime Minister in 2011. In 2012, he left the government service to become an entrepreneur. Today he is a successful businessman with a business foothold in 7 countries in Asia.

In 2017, after the tragic passing of Pradeep Subramaniam, Shawn Sugendran stepped in to take over the sport of Bodybuilding in Singapore with the blessings of Datuk Paul Chua, the Secretary General of World Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Federation. In 11 November 2017, he was formerly appointed as the President and on 15 December 2017 he was further appointed as the Executive Vice President for the Southeast Asian Bodybuilding & Physique Sports Federation.

As a firm believer of the model of self sustenance, he is now re-structuring the sport, the internal work processes and aligning the priorities of the sport, the athletes and the officials in order to achieve the model of self sustenance without any government funding.