Max Maeder won bronze for kitefoiling at the Paris Olympics on Aug 9, Singapore’s 59th birthday. Find out how he pulled off the win.
On Aug 9, 2024, Maximillian Maeder clinched the bronze medal for kitefoiling, a sport that made its debut in this year’s Paris Olympics. This is Singapore’s third bronze, and its sixth Olympic medal ever. At 17, he is also Singapore’s youngest Olympic medallist.
In the finals, Max placed second in the first and second races, but in the third race, he finished third. According to local kitefoilers who watched his race together in Singapore at the National Sailing Centre, it may have been because he decided to switch to a smaller kite, hoping for stronger winds. Instead, there was a drop, causing him to lose speed.
Kitefoilers can also discard their two highest scores after seven races – for instance, Max discarded a race he did not finish on Aug 4 due to him running into a kite that fell in front of him., and Max were able to proceed straight to the finals…
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