ST’s Olympic series profiles six athletes and their sport in the hunt for glory from July 26 to Aug 11.
Maximilian Maeder vividly remembers one of the first times he led in a race at a major international event. He was 14 and it was during a qualifier at the Formula Kite 2021 European Championships in Montpellier, France.
He recalled: “I was quite disappointed in myself. I trained to get into that position and then I was so overcome with excitement when I get there and I make a blunder. I really didn’t want to let this happen again.”In biblical times, a boy named David defeated the giant Goliath with a slingshot. In recent times, Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira has been slaying her rivals with her own slingshot on the track.
Two-time US Open champion DeChambeau, known as “The Scientist” for his analytical approach to golf, once gained 22kg by drinking six to eight protein shakes and consuming 6,000 calories daily in pursuit of added distance.The only thing Stephenie Chen is sure of, the only guarantee of her hurtling, relentless K1 500m race, is that she’s going to be wrecked by the finish.
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