Kitefoiling: Maximilian Maeder is World Sailing youth world champion again

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After four days of fierce competition, Singaporean kitefoiler Maximilian Maeder emerged victorious and retained his World Sailing Youth (Under-19) World Championships kiteboarding title on Thursday (July 14). Maximilian, 15, was engaged in a two-horse race with Italian...

He said:"Hats off to everyone else. You can see how much work they've put in and how much more competitive it has become. I want to congratulate everyone, especially Riccardo who has given me a real run for my money.

"I'm really happy not for myself, but for everyone else who has greatly improved and given this youth championships a whole new flavour and whole new level." Maximilian, who is home-schooled, picked up the sport aged 10 and has been in imperious form since 2021, picking up two youth world championships and the Formula Kite European Championships.

He was also ranked men's world No. 1 for the first time last year. This year, he added several more golds to his collection, including the International Kiteboarding Association Kitefoiling Youth World Championships and 2022 Formula Kite Asia Pacific Championships titles.

 

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