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Team USA wins gold in last full day of Olympic competition
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Olympic kitefoiling medallist Max Maeder hasn’t ‘finished sulking but putting a smile on right now’ after race, Singapore News
Top Stories Tamfitronics MARSEILLE — All through the week in Marseille, Maximilian Maeder has slogged in the summer heat under intense pressure, his emotions concealed behind his googles and black full-face mask.Even minutes after clinching a bronze in the Formula Kite event on Aug 9, few knew what the 17-year-old was feeling as he came onto the shore.And it was only when the teenager shared a long hug with his mother Teng Hwee Keng that it was evident that the Singaporean athlete was hurting.No words were exchanged between the pair, only tears.After composing himself, Maximilian said in the media mixed zone: "To be very, very frank, I'll speak the truth and say I haven't finished sulking but I'm putting a smile on right now, not because I have to but because of the way I feel."Perhaps...
Olympic champ Axelsen’s Chinese proficiency stuns fans, says he practises writing characters to relieve stress, World News
Top Stories Tamfitronics As a two-time Olympic champion and a father to two young daughters, Danish shuttler Viktor Axelsen has a lot on his plate.And in times of immense stress, the current world No. 2 badminton player has taken to practising his Chinese writing skills, which he says helps bring inner peace.Following his victory over Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn at the Paris 2024 Olympics men's singles finals on Monday (Aug 5), Axelsen answered questions posed by reporters from Hong Kong TVB in Chinese.Netizens were impressed by his fluency, with a clip of the interview uploaded to Facebook garnering over four million views at the time of writing."That was surprising," commented one user."He speaks better Mandarin than most of us. So fluent and confident," said another.As it turns out, Axelson started learning the language from a personal...
The wait for an Olympic medal goes on for Singapore kitefoiler Max Maeder, Singapore News
Top Stories Tamfitronics MARSEILLE – The Paris Olympics have been a test of skills, tactics and most importantly, patience for Singaporean kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder.The 17-year-old was made to wait another day to fight for a spot on the podium after light winds resulted in the postponement of the Formula Kite final. Only one race out of up to a maximum of six was held at the Marseille Marina on Aug 8.But the two-time world champion noted that waiting was a normal part of the sport, saying: “You come to kiting and sometimes the weather doesn’t play ball, and sometimes it just doesn’t work out.“So you get used to it and I’ve been competing long enough so that it doesn’t really bother me to wait around. I mean, of course, it’s a shame to wait.”While the mixed...
