A love for winning and curry puffs: Things to know about Singapore’s youngest Olympic medalist Max Maeder, Singapore News
10 Aug
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A love for winning and curry puffs: Things to know about Singapore’s youngest Olympic medalist Max Maeder, Singapore News

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Kitefoiler Maximillian Maeder, who made his debut at Paris Olympics representing Singapore, clinched a bronze medalafter the final on Friday (Aug 9).This makes the 17-year-old the youngest Singaporean Olympic medalist.Austria's Valentin Bontus won gold while Slovenia's Toni Vodisek took home the silver.Kitefoiling, a relatively new sport, involves riders on hydrofoils attached to boards being pulled along by the wind power of huge kites as they race against one another, somewhat like kitesurfing or kiteboarding.They can reach speeds of up to 45 knots (83km/h) while doing this, according to the Royal Yachting Association.The International Kiteboarding Association was founded in 2008, and kitefoiling first appeared in the Youth Olympic Games a decade later.The Paris Olympics marked not only Maeder's but also kitefoiling's debut in the Summer Games.Top Stories Tamfitronics 'Kiasu' since youngMaeder started kiteboarding at age...
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National Day Parade 2024: Rain fails to dampen high festive spirits of attendees, Singapore News
10 Aug
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National Day Parade 2024: Rain fails to dampen high festive spirits of attendees, Singapore News

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Top Stories Tamfitronics It rained on this parade, not once, but twice - but nothing can dampen the spirits of parade attendees.At about 4.50pm and 5.30pm on Friday, the parade square at the Padang saw some light showers as attendees were streaming in for the National Day Parade.The gloomy weather however, did not seem to dampen the spirits of the 27,000 attendees, who were seen whipping out their umbrellas and ponchos.Even as it continued to pour, the smiles on their faces were still visible as they looked forward to the evening’s show.Speaking with AsiaOne, Gary Tan, 40, was all smiles as he stood in line, ready to enter the venue to get to his seats.He shared that although being caught in the rain did slightly upset him at first, his spirits lifted once again as the...
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‘Boy got skateboard can fly’: What it takes for kitefoiler Max Maeder to bring home an Olympic medal for National Day, Singapore News
09 Aug
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‘Boy got skateboard can fly’: What it takes for kitefoiler Max Maeder to bring home an Olympic medal for National Day, Singapore News

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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...
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Olympic champ Axelsen’s Chinese proficiency stuns fans, says he practises writing characters to relieve stress, World News
09 Aug
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Olympic champ Axelsen’s Chinese proficiency stuns fans, says he practises writing characters to relieve stress, World News

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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...
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