Career
In 1982, he was second to TANG Yong Kiang (AKA Victor) in the Junior Mr Singapore Championship. But the loss was one that was not repeated for a long time. In 1993, Azman made history as the first Singaporean to strike gold in the World Games Bodybuilding Championships.
An event sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, he defeated a staggering 51 of the world"s top competitors in the middleweight category for the IFBB Mr World title.
His outstanding efforts earned him the Singapore Sports Council"s Sportsman of the Year title twice in 1992 and 1993, and an induction into the Singapore Sports Council"s Hall of Fame, upon which he was presented with a glittering trophy in the shape of a laurel wreath. In 2003, Azman made a much-anticipated comeback to the world of bodybuilding, taking the bronze medal in the Southern Economic Association, USA Games.
He avenged his loss there with a spectacular victory at the 2004 South-East Asian Bodybuilding Championships, capping off his return to the summit of Southeast Asian bodybuilding in style.