Ready, Set, Paris! - Max effort! Riding high with Kitefoilist World Champion Maximilian Maeder

26 Jul 2024 05:25PM

39 mins

Team Singapore’s Maximilian Maeder has been making waves in the sailing world. The decorated kitefoilist is already a two-time World Champion at the age of 17, but it has been a team effort to get to where he is today. On CNA938’s Olympic special Ready, Set Paris!, Noor Farhan and Janine Tan speak with Max, his parents Valentin and Hwee Kheng Maeder, First Sailing Asian Games Champion Dr Ben Tan, and current chef-de-mission and Former Sailing Olympian Tan Wern Haw about the strides made in the sport, and more on Max’s preparations to be Ready and Set for Paris.

Ready, Set, Paris! - Rally On! Table Tennis' Zhou Jingyi keeps her eye on the ball

19-year-old Zhou Jingyi isn’t a stranger to victory. As the reigning junior champion, her prodigious beginnings started at age six. But she was truly transformed upon entering the senior league, which brought her face-to-face with Table Tennis titans. On CNA938’s Olympic special Ready, Set Paris!, Noor Farhan and Janine Tan speak with Jingyi, her mother Mdm Chen Tao, National team paddler Clarence Chew and ex-teammate Wong Xin Ru about training alongside Singapore medallists, and how Jingyi will be part of the Olympic legacy, with her debut in Paris.

26/07/2024 44 mins

Ready, Set, Paris! - Ready, Set, Paris! Singapore's road to the Olympics trailer

All eyes are on Paris this summer as they get ready to host the biggest sporting event of the year. Athletes around the world converge to prove who’s better, higher, faster and stronger. It’s also time for Team Singapore to bring glory to the nation, and we ask them are they Ready, Set, Paris! In this Olympic special, CNA938's producers Noor Farhan and Janine Tan preview the different sports that have made it Paris 2024.

26/07/2024 1 mins

Ready, Set, Paris! - Bullseye! Teh Xiu Hong aims for glory in Olympics 25m Pistol event

As a 30-year-old pistol specialist making her Olympics debut, Teh Xiu Hong has a mental manual she can refer to - thanks to valuable insights gleaned from many years on the competitive circuit. On CNA938’s Olympic special Ready, Set, Paris, Noor Farhan and Janine Tan speak with Olympic hopeful Teh Xiu Hong, her sister and fellow national shooter Teh Xiu Yi, Former Olympian Jasmine Ser, and Singapore Shooting President Michael Vaz, on Xiu Hong's Olympic qualification, and her confidence of a good showing as the nation's sole shooter at the Games.

26/07/2024 39 mins

Ready, Set, Paris! - Engarde, Prêts Allez! Kiria Tikanah's return to the Olympic Stage

Epeeist Kiria Tikanah, alongside Foilist Amita Berthier, brought excitement to the fencing scene when both of them qualified for the Tokyo Games - making them the first Singaporean fencers to qualify on merit for the Olympics. Now a little older and wiser, Kiria is ready to gun for glory in her second appearance on the world stage. On CNA938’s Olympic special Ready, Set, Paris, Noor Farhan and Janine Tan speak with Kiria Tikanah, Former SEA games fencer and national team coach Henry Koh, and Former Olympian Ronald Tan to learn more about the highs and lows of getting ready and set for Paris.

26/07/2024 44 mins