Oh, we can only imagine how it feels to be a teen again.
Well, Maximilian Maeder showed us exactly that during the Team Singapore Celebratory Parade on Wednesday (Aug 14)
The 17-year-old showed no signs of fatigue as he energetically waved to the cheering crowds for over two hours.
More than 5,000 people turned up to watch the Team Singapore Celebratory Parade.
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Max brought home Singapore’s first medal — a bronze for kitefoiling — since Joseph Schooling’s gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Many turned up at designated cheer points including OUE Downtown and the School of the Arts (SOTA) despite the heavy downpour to catch a glimpse of Max and nine other athletes who participated in the games on a open-top double decker bus.
“It was beautiful to see, and my heart melted,” said Max to the press when asked how he felt when he saw Singaporeans waving at him.
Interestingly, Max’s parents were not on the bus with the rest of the Olympians.
But 8days.sg managed to catch a glimpse of his folks at the cheer point along Victoria Street waving and beaming proudly as the bus drove past.
Max jokingly shared with 8days.sg that he saw his mum and “that was the only time [he] blew a kiss to someone.”
“It was so sweet to see her,” he added.
No worries, Max. 8days.sg managed to spot your dad waving at you from the crowd too.
The 60-year-old Valentin Maeder was seen filming the festivities as he waved to his son.
Max, a two-time kitefoiling world champion, told us that since touching down in Singapore on Tuesday (Aug 13), he hasn’t been able to meet his family as he was told to rest.
When we asked which of Singapore’s delicacies he missed while in Paris, you could tell Max was hilariously torn to pick just one.
“You are putting me in a spot here!” he laughed.
“Curry puffs, chicken rice, chicken curry, carrot cake! The list goes on!” he shared.
Spoken like a true-blue Singaporean.