In Pictures: Key moments from Singapore kitefoiler Max Maeder’s Olympic race
Singapore kitefoiler Maximillian Maeder clinched the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on Aug 9, the nation’s 59th birthday. ST photojournalist Mark Cheong captured key moments of the race at Marseille.
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Singapore kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder showing his Olympic bronze medal at the Marseille Marina on Aug 9.
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Maximilian Maeder with his father Valentin, mother Teng Hwee Keng and brother Valentin Jr at the Marseille Marina on Aug 9.
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At 17, Maximilian Maeder is Singapore's youngest Olympic medalist. His win is the nation's sixth at the Olympics.
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From left: Olympic silver medallist Toni Vodisek from Slovenia, gold medallist Valentin Bontus from Austria and bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder from Singapore, after the men’s kitefoiling final at the Marseille Marina on Aug 9.
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Light winds at the Marseille Marina made the regatta challenging for Maximilian Maeder.
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Singapore kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder gets a supportive hug after race 3 at the Marseille Marina on Aug 9.
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Singapore kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder shares a long hug with his mother Teng Hwee Keng after completing the race on Aug 9.
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Singapore's Maximilian Maeder (second from left) in action during race 3 of the Paris 2024 Olympics men's kite final at the Marseille Marina on Aug 9.
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
