‘Boy got skateboard can fly’: What it takes for kitefoiler Max Maeder to bring home an Olympic medal for National Day, Singapore News
Top Stories Tamfitronics "We were hoping to see history in the pool, we are. Because Singapore has won an Olympic gold medal and an Olympic record time."This was from a commentator at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro's Barra Olympic Park in 2016 when Joseph Schooling won Singapore's first Olympic gold medal.It has been eight years since Schooling's historic victory. And on Aug 8, the eve of Singapore's 59th National Day, an Olympic medal beckons again.Only this time, it's a different contender and a different event.The name? Maximilian Maeder.The event? Kitefoiling.Top Stories Tamfitronics What is Kitefoiling?Many may not be familiar with the sport as it only made its Olympic debut at this year's Games in Paris.As Maeder once succinctly describes it in a TikTok video: "Boy got skateboard can fly."In an interview with The Straits Times in May, the...
