PARIS – Teenager Maximilian Maeder was hailed for his historic men’s kite bronze at Paris 2024, while other national athletes were praised for their “gritty performances and indomitable fighting spirit”, but there also remains room to be more “ruthless” if the Republic is...
Singaporean kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder with his Paris 2024 bronze medal. It is the country's first medal since Joseph Schooling won gold at Rio 2016.PARIS – Teenager Maximilian Maeder was hailed for his historic men’s kite bronze at Paris 2024, while other national athletes were praised for their “gritty performances and indomitable fighting spirit”, but there also remains room to be more “ruthless” if the Republic is to be more successful at future Olympics.
Su, who was joined by Singapore National Olympic Council secretary general Chris Chan and chef-de-mission Tan Wearn Haw, said: “We are immensely proud of Max’s performance. At 17, it is very easy for us to forget that he has achieved what many of us did not not even dare to dream of at that age on the world’s biggest stage.
Su said: “We are small in numbers, we punch above our weight, and fight with courage and determination. We have shown that a small nation like Singapore is able to compete with the best in the world and give them a run for their money.”finished 28th out of 32 rowers in the women’s singles sculls, while equestrienne Caroline Chew’s individual dressage score ranked 56 out of 60.
“They have an indomitable fighting spirit. But I agree that learning to win, the winning part takes experience, and our consolation and optimism is that our cohort of athletes here is very young.
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