Kyra Poh Explained

Kyra Poh
Nationality:Singaporean
Birth Date:2002 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Singapore
Sport:Indoor skydiving

Kyra Poh (born 8 June 2002;[1]) is a Singaporean indoor skydiver.

Early life and education

Kyra Poh studied visual arts in School of the Arts.[2]

Career

Poh was introduced to indoor skydiving in 2010 when her mother was working on advertising for iFly Singapore, an indoor skydiving facility located at Sentosa, Singapore.[3] Poh and her friend, Choo Yi Xuan would go on to represent Singapore in competitions internationally as Team Firefly Singapore.[4] The team debuted in 2014 at the Bodyflight World Challenge, competing in "Dynamic 2-way" and "2 way Freefly - Open" events, and was placed fifth in the open event.

In 2017, Poh took the gold medal in the solo speed category at the Wind Games, riding wind at speed of 230 km/h in a wind tunnel. For that, she was acknowledged as 'the world's fastest flyer'.[5]

In 2018, Poh fractured her rib while jumping for an outdoor skydiving license.[6] This delayed her from getting the license until in 2020, when she completed the course.[7]

Her training for indoor skydiving was interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, when the 2020–21 Singapore circuit breaker measures prevented her and fellow athletes from using the wind tunnel facility at iFly Singapore until June 2021 when the lockdown measures began to loosen up.[8] [9]

In 2022, Poh was given a national-level sports scholarship that usually given to athletes participating the mainstream sports, thus becoming the first niche sports athlete to be awarded.[10]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueEventPositionNotes
2014Bodyflight World ChallengeBedford, United KingdomDynamic 2-wayiFly Singapore 1[11]
2015Inflight Dubai – Clash of ChampionsDubai, United Arab EmiratesDynamic 2-wayTeam Firefly Singapore[12]
2015Inflight Dubai – Clash of ChampionsDubai, United Arab Emirates4-way FormationTeam Skyblockers
2016Bodyflight World ChallengeBedfordshire, EnglandTeam Firefly Singapore[13]
2016World Cup of Indoor SkydivingWarsaw, Polandjunior freestyle63.3 points[14] [15]
2016Australian Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsFreestyle open[16]
2017Wind GamesCatalonia, Spainsolo speed[17]
2017Wind GamesCatalonia, Spainfreestyle
2017Australian Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsFreestyle open
2017Australian Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsDynamic 4-Way Speed OpenThe Assassins
2017Australian Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsDynamic 2-Way OpenTeam Firefly Singapore
2017Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships4-Way Formation SkydivingTeam Skyblockers
2017World Cup of Indoor SkydivingLaval, Canadajunior freestyle64.1 points[18]
2017World Cup of Indoor SkydivingLaval, CanadaDynamic 2-wayTeam Firefly Singapore
2018Wind GamesGirona, Spainfreestyle547.80 points[19]
2018Wind GamesGirona, Spain4-way speed285.625 seconds
2018Asiania Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsChongqing, Chinasolo freestyle[20]
2018Asiania Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsChongqing, ChinaDynamic 2-wayTeam Firefly Singapore
2018World Cup of Indoor SkydivingBahrainsolo freestyle[21] [22]
2018World Cup of Indoor SkydivingBahrainDynamic 2-wayTeam Firefly Singapore
2019World Cup of Indoor SkydivingLille, Francesolo freestyle[23]
2022World Cup of Indoor SkydivingCharleroi, Belgiumsolo freestyle[24]
2023World Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsSlovakiasolo freestyle[25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kyra Poh . 11 February 2023 . Red Bull . en.
  2. Web site: Ho . Shaun . 24 December 2018 . Indoor skydiver Kyra Poh is soaring to new heights Youthopia . 9 February 2023 . youthopia.sg . en-US.
  3. Web site: Indoor skydiving world champ Kyra Poh on flying high with sister Vera: 'One day, she will be better than me' . 9 February 2023 . CNA Lifestyle . en.
  4. Web site: How Kyra Poh and Choo Yi Xuan became Team Firefly, Singapore's only indoor skydiving doublet . 9 February 2023 . Esquire SG . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 10 February 2017 . WATCH: Teen crowned 'world's fastest flyer' in indoor skydiving contest . 11 February 2023 . euronews . en.
  6. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 24 June 2018 . Skydiving: Singapore's indoor skydiving champ Kyra Poh fractures rib, out for six weeks The Straits Times . 11 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  7. Web site: 16 November 2022 . Singapore's skydiving champion Kyra Poh jumps from planes but is terrified of toasters . 11 February 2023 . AsiaOne . en.
  8. Web site: 29 September 2020 . This 18-Year-Old Athlete is an Indoor Skydiving Champion . 11 February 2023 . Hive Life Magazine . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 19 June 2020 . Coronavirus: Singapore's indoor skydivers resume training at the stroke of midnight The Straits Times . 11 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  10. Web site: 30 May 2022 . 17 new athletes from 8 sporting disciplines, join the 2022 cohort of spexScholars! . 11 February 2023 . circle.myactivesg.com . en.
  11. Web site: 6 April 2014 . Indoor skydiving: Singapore's Kyra Poh and Choo Yixuan make strong debut in UK contest . 9 February 2023 . AsiaOne . en.
  12. Web site: 2 December 2015 . Singapore duo won 2nd place in an international indoor skydiving competition - Alvinology . 9 February 2023 . en-US.
  13. Web site: Umar . Sukmawati . 10 April 2016 . Singapore teens top international indoor skydiving competition . 9 February 2023 . The New Paper . en.
  14. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 16 October 2016 . Singapore teen Kyra Poh wins junior freestyle gold at Indoor Skydiving World Cup The Straits Times . 9 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  15. Web site: S'porean Kyra Poh wins world indoor skydiving junior title . 9 February 2023 . TODAY . en.
  16. Web site: 19 August 2017 . Kyra Poh dominates Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships 2017 with 4 gold medals . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815012333/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/kyra-poh-dominates-australian-indoor-skydiving-championships-9138604 . 15 August 2020.
  17. News: 7 February 2017 . Kyra Poh: The 14-year-old girl who's the 'fastest flyer' . en-GB . BBC News . 9 February 2023.
  18. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 23 October 2017 . Singapore's Kyra Poh crowned top freestyle junior at FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championship The Straits Times . 9 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  19. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 5 February 2018 . Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh wins two golds at Wind Games in Spain The Straits Times . 11 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  20. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 25 September 2018 . Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh earns two of Singapore's three golds at Asiania championships The Straits Times . 11 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  21. Web site: Kyra Poh . 11 February 2023 . London Speaker Bureau Asia . en-US.
  22. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 30 October 2018 . Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh and Choo Yi Xuan win World Cup gold The Straits Times . 11 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  23. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 22 April 2019 . Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh clinches silver at FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships The Straits Times . 11 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  24. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 10 April 2022 . S'pore's indoor skydivers win four titles at FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving The Straits Times . 11 February 2023 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  25. Web site: ‘First competition where the nerves were high’, says world champ Kyra Poh after World Indoor Skydiving Championships medal haul . 2023-05-08 . CNA . en.

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