Singapore, June 21, 2025: Maximilian Maeder and Zeanne Law were named Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year for the first time at the Singapore Sports Awards 2025 on June 20, the Singapore National Olympic Council reports.
Kitefoiler Maeder, Olympic bronze medallist at Paris 2024, had previously won the Sportsboy of the Year award for three consecutive years, while wushu exponent Law picked up the Sportsgirl of the Year accolade in 2024.
Congratulations to the Winners of the Singapore Sports Awards 2025,” the Singapore NOC posted.
“Tonight, we celebrated the heart, hustle and heroism of our sporting community — and honoured those who have gone above and beyond in flying the Singapore flag with pride.”
Neither Maeder, 18, nor Law, also 18, were present at the annual awards ceremony at Swissotel The Stamford Singapore, as they were overseas preparing for upcoming competitions.
Here are this year’s winners:
Sportsman of the Year - Maximilian Maeder (Sailing)
Sportswoman of the Year - Zeanne Law Zhi Ning (Wushu)
Sportsboy of the Year - Kai Minejima Lee (Indoor Skydiving)
Sportsgirl of the Year - Charlotte Ng Leting (Wushu)
Coach of the Year - Yeo Mee Hong (Netball)
Team of the Year (Team Sport) - Netball Team
Team of the Year (Event) - Bowling Men’s Team (2024 Asian Bowling Championships): Darren Ong Wei Siong, Muhammad Jaris Goh Bin Ali Akbar Goh, Joel Tan Eng An, Nu’man Syahmi Bin Yusri, Jomond Chia Yu Sun, Mike Ong Jing Loong
Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event) - 3m Springboard Synchro Men (11th Asian Diving Championship): Max Lee Shen Oon & Ayden Ng Geng Wee
Best Sports Event of the Year (Community/Mass Participation) - Cigna Healthcare | HYROX Singapore 2024
Best Sports Event of the Year (Exhibition/Competition) - FIDE World Chess Championship Singapore 2024
Most Inspiring Sports Story of the Year - “Old is gold for Singapore’s 70-year-old darts legend Paul Lim” by David Lee of The Straits Times
