In Pictures: S’pore’s Olympic bronze medallist Max Maeder returns home
Close to 60 people turned up at Changi Airport to welcome the kitefoiler and sailor Ryan Lo.
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Caleb Tan being carried on Olympic bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder’s shoulders on Aug 13, 2024. The six-year-old boy had turned up at Changi Airport Terminal 3 with a self-made poster that read “I skipped school to see Max Maeder”.
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Singapore’s Olympic bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder returning home to a hero’s welcome at Changi Airport on Aug 13, 2024.
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Olympic bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder getting a hug from his grandfather Teng Lay An, 83, at Changi Airport on Aug 13, 2024.
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Olympic bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder taking a wefie with supporters who had turned up to welcome him at the airport.
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Singapore’s Olympic bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder gamely posing for photos with a pair of eye frames gifted to him by young fans.
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Singapore’s Olympic bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder signing autographs for young fans.
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Kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder chatting with Ashton. The seven-year-old boy, together with his mother and siblings, was at the airport to welcome the Olympic bronze medallist home.
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School of the Arts student Tesslyn Tan, 17, taking a wefie with Maximilian Maeder at the airport. Ms Tan received an autograph from the Olympian and also gave him a handwritten letter.
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Singaporean sailor Ryan Lo, 27, who competed in the men’s dinghy event at the Paris Olympics, arriving at Changi Airport on Aug 13, 2024.
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Olympic bronze medallist Maximilian Maeder receiving a welcome hug from his grandmother Tan Ah Moy, 80. Next to the kitefoiler is his grandfather Teng Lay An, 83.
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