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Sailing: Maximilian Maeder a kiteboarding champion at age 12 but he keeps feet firmly on the ground
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Singapore kiteboarder Maximilian Maeder, 12, in action at the 2018 KiteFoil GoldCup World Series in Weifang, China.
PHOTO: ALEX SCHWARZ
Nicole Chia
SINGAPORE - Maximilian Maeder is often the youngest at the kiteboarding competitions he participates in but, even after recently winning two of them, the 12-year-old does not see the results as achievements to dwell on.
Rather, the Singaporean feels "achievement is relative", and he prefers to focus simply on trying to get better at a sport he loves.
