SG finally got real Olympic medal hopes liao - Paris Olympics: Singapore kitefoiler Max Maeder in second place after third day of racing

[Hightech88]

https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/p...ax-maeder-second-place-after-third-day-racing

Paris Olympics: Singapore kitefoiler Max Maeder in second place after third day of racing​

Max Maeder finished 11th and fourth in the two races that took place on Aug 6.
PHOTO: Reuters
PUBLISHED ON August 06, 2024 11:26 PM ByKimberly Kwek

MARSEILLE - Singaporean kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder sits second in the overall standings after the third day of racing at the Paris Olympics.

The 17-year-old finished 11th and fourth in the two races that took place on Aug 6 before poor wind conditions at the Marseille Marina resulted in the postponement of the other three races.

He is on 15 net points after seven races, with Slovenia’s Toni Vodisek leading the fleet of 20 sailors with 12 net points.

Vodisek had won race 6 before finishing 12th in race 7, a result that he can discard.

Austria’s Valentin Bontus, who finished fifth and last, is third in the standings on 17 net points.

The final race day of the opening series is on Aug 7, with the semi-finals and final taking place the day after.

Two-time world champion Maximilian is one of the favourites for the gold medal at the Paris Games, where kitefoiling is making its Olympic debut.
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[UltimaOnline]

He's half-AMDK :

Singapore world champion kitefoiler Max Maeder granted National Service deferment​

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...oiling-world-champion-olympics-mindef-4461196

 

[laksaboy]

Max... just like the size of his angmoh daddy's lanjiao.

 

[UltimaOnline]

 

[red amoeba]

this goes to show that ang moh genes r da best. Joseph schooling has ang moh genes as well.
loke guy don't have.

 

[eatshitndie]

needs an amdk sperm to produce medal hopes. angmoh is da best!

 

[Hightech88]

No badminton, swimming nor athletics medal end up need to go Fly Kite, LOL.

 

[Rogue Trader]

加油加油！

 

[Loofydralb]

He won't win anything.

 

[bobby]

Is this even a real sport or just enjoyment recreational activity?

 

[Hightech88]

Is this even a real sport or just enjoyment recreational activity?

Yes, a newly added medal sport in Olympics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_Kite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiteboarding#21st_century

 

[Charlie99]

This guy speaks four languages, English, French, German, and Mandarin.
Unfortunately, his mother is not pretty.

 

[mahjongking]

fly kite, carry balls, queueing up, buying toto, PMD racing, small space sex........all these shud be horlympics games

 

[k1976]

https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/p...ax-maeder-second-place-after-third-day-racing

Paris Olympics: Singapore kitefoiler Max Maeder in second place after third day of racing​

Max Maeder finished 11th and fourth in the two races that took place on Aug 6.
PHOTO: Reuters
PUBLISHED ON August 06, 2024 11:26 PM ByKimberly Kwek

MARSEILLE - Singaporean kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder sits second in the overall standings after the third day of racing at the Paris Olympics.

The 17-year-old finished 11th and fourth in the two races that took place on Aug 6 before poor wind conditions at the Marseille Marina resulted in the postponement of the other three races.

He is on 15 net points after seven races, with Slovenia’s Toni Vodisek leading the fleet of 20 sailors with 12 net points.

Vodisek had won race 6 before finishing 12th in race 7, a result that he can discard.

Austria’s Valentin Bontus, who finished fifth and last, is third in the standings on 17 net points.

The final race day of the opening series is on Aug 7, with the semi-finals and final taking place the day after.

Two-time world champion Maximilian is one of the favourites for the gold medal at the Paris Games, where kitefoiling is making its Olympic debut.
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Good Job.
GxGx to his parents and ancestors

 

[VanDick]

fly kite, carry balls, queueing up, buying toto, PMD racing, small space sex........all these shud be horlympics games

Not forgetting complaining. Sinkies are at olympic gold standard when it comes to complaining.

 

[k1976]

Not forgetting complaining. Sinkies are at olympic gold standard when it comes to complaining.

Sure ish True Sinki or Part Time Sinki or Newly Minted Sinki?

 

[MaximiLian]

good job Maximilian

 

[k1976]

U see Good Genes is really different de woh

 

[Hightech88]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...-olympics-kitefoiling-final-marseille-4533136

Singapore's Max Maeder finishes second in opening series, moves on to Olympics kitefoiling final​

Maximilian Maeder of Singapore practices prior to the men's kite race during the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug 6, 2024, in Marseille, France. (Photo: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

MARSEILLE: Back-to-back world champion Maximilian Maeder moved one step closer to ending Singapore’s wait for a medal at the Paris Olympics after he finished second in the men’s kitefoiling opening series on Wednesday (Aug 7).

This means the 17-year-old automatically advanced to the final on Thursday, with a good chance of medalling.

No races were completed on Wednesday due to poor wind conditions. This meant that Maeder maintained his second position from the day before. He has competed in seven races.

Slovenia's Toni Vodisek joins Maeder in the final after finishing top of the fleet with 12 net points. Maeder ended the opening series with 15.

According to the official Olympics website, the third to 10th placed finishers will compete in two semi-finals on Thursday for the remaining final spots. The winner of each semi-final moves on to the final later in the day.

In the final, competitors will need three race wins to secure gold.

However, Vodisek begins the final with two race wins and will only need one more to take gold.

Maeder starts the final with one race win and will need two more victories to take gold, while the winning semi-finalists need three race wins.

The final could have anywhere between one to six races depending on weather conditions and results.

The last time Singapore clinched an Olympic medal was in 2016 when Joseph Schooling won gold in the men's 100m butterfly event.

HOW IT WORKS​

The opening series makes use of a low-point system like sailing, where points are awarded based on an athlete’s finishing position. For example, the athlete who wins a race gets one point.

As part of the format, the worst race scores for each competitor can be discarded - depending on the number of races contested in the opening series - and the remaining score forms a competitor’s respective net points.

The overall rankings are calculated by net points.

In May, Maeder successfully defended his kitefoiling world title.

Last August, the kitefoiler clinched gold in the men's kite event at the Sailing World Championships in the Netherlands.

Prior to the Olympics, the Asian Games gold medallist won five events in a row, with the youngster winning the men's title at the Formula Kite European Championships in March.
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[jw5]

Good luck Max!