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MAX MOTIVATED BY FANS
The Straits Times
|August 18, 2024
Meet-greet session, boat parade inspire him ahead of World Series in September
It has been just slightly more than a week since Singapore kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder clinched a historic Olympic bronze in Paris on Aug 9, but the 17-year-old is not resting on his laurels, with a race in early September lined up.
Speaking to The Sunday Times after riding in a celebratory boat parade organised by the Singapore Sailing Federation at the Marina Bay on Aug 17, the two-time world champion said he is galvanised by the support from Singaporeans to return to racing.
"What invigorates me even more is to see what I've come back to, the pride of the people here... All that gives me way more motivation than just simply competitiveness, to continue to do well to try and improve and persevere in the sport." "I'm going to be (heading to the) gym and train," he said. "I probably won't be able to get out on the water much, but it's getting back into the season.
This story is from the August 18, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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