SINGAPORE: Singapore kitefoiler Max Maeder was named the inaugural Young World Sailor of the Year at the 2024 World Sailing Awards on Tuesday (Nov 5). This is the first time a Singaporean has won a World Sailing Awards trophy, the Singapore sailing team said in an Instagram post. The 18-year-old claimed the title ahead of … Read more
An athlete will be awarded S$1 million for an Olympic gold, S$500,000 for a silver and S$250,000 for a bronze. The only athlete to have received the top award was swimmer Joseph Schooling, who won the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Rio Games. It is mandatory for all athletes to give a percentage of their … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore kitefoiler Max Maeder is among the nominees for the inaugural Young World Sailor of the Year award at the 2024 World Sailing Awards. The 18-year-old is in a stellar vein of form, clinching bronze at the Paris Olympics, as well as winning the 2024 IKA KiteFoil World Series and the open event at the Formula Kite Youth European Championships. The male … Read more
SINGAPORE: Singapore kitefoiling star Max Maeder extended his stellar run of form by winning the open event at Formula Kite Youth European Championships in Sardinia, Italy on Sunday (Oct 13). The 18-year-old was in nigh-untouchable form heading into the final day of competition, after having won eight out of 13 races. Despite finishing top of the event, … Read more
SINGAPORE: Olympic medallist Max Maeder continued his sterling run of form as he was crowned the overall champion of the 2024 IKA KiteFoil World Series after winning the Italian leg of the event. After finishing as the top qualifier in the opening series, Maeder needed only one race win in the medal series on Saturday (Oct 5) to … Read more
WHAT HAVE BOTH OF YOU LEARNED ABOUT YOURSELVES THROUGH BRINGING UP YOUR KIDS? VALENTIN: (Smiles) She will say I am a great father… Husband… I’m not so sure (laughs). HWEE KENG: He is very patient which is good for the kids. They get a lot of their self-confidence from him. MAX AND HIS SIBLINGS, KARL AND … Read more
