Kyra Poh
.png) Portrait of Kyra Poh at The Wind Games 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Born | 8 June 2002 Singapore |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Indoor skydiving |
Kyra Poh (born 8 June 2002;[1] Chinese: 傅诗玲; pinyin: Fù Shīlíng) is a Singaporean indoor skydiver.
Early life and education
[edit]Kyra Poh studied visual arts in School of the Arts.[2]
Career
[edit]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.[2][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.[5]
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'.[6][7]
In 2018, Poh fractured her rib while jumping for an outdoor skydiving license.[8] This delayed her from getting the license until in 2020, when she completed the course.[9]
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.[10][11]
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.[12]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bodyflight World Challenge | Bedford, United Kingdom | Dynamic 2-way | iFly Singapore 1[5] | |
| 2015 | Inflight Dubai – Clash of Champions | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Dynamic 2-way | Team Firefly Singapore[13] | |
| 2015 | Inflight Dubai – Clash of Champions | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 4-way Formation | Team Skyblockers[13] | |
| 2016 | Bodyflight World Challenge | Bedfordshire, England | Team Firefly Singapore[14] | ||
| 2016 | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving | Warsaw, Poland | junior freestyle | 63.3 points[15][16] | |
| 2016 | Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships | Freestyle open | [17] | ||
| 2017 | Wind Games | Catalonia, Spain | solo speed | [6] | |
| 2017 | Wind Games | Catalonia, Spain | freestyle | [6] | |
| 2017 | Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships | Freestyle open | [17] | ||
| 2017 | Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships | Dynamic 4-Way Speed Open | The Assassins[17] | ||
| 2017 | Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships | Dynamic 2-Way Open | Team Firefly Singapore[17] | ||
| 2017 | Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships | 4-Way Formation Skydiving | Team Skyblockers [17] | ||
| 2017 | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving | Laval, Canada | junior freestyle | 64.1 points[18] | |
| 2017 | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving | Laval, Canada | Dynamic 2-way | Team Firefly Singapore[18] | |
| 2018 | Wind Games | Girona, Spain | freestyle | 547.80 points[19] | |
| 2018 | Wind Games | Girona, Spain | 4-way speed | 285.625 seconds[19] | |
| 2018 | Asiania Indoor Skydiving Championships | Chongqing, China | solo freestyle | [20] | |
| 2018 | Asiania Indoor Skydiving Championships | Chongqing, China | Dynamic 2-way | Team Firefly Singapore[20] | |
| 2018 | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving | Bahrain | solo freestyle | [21][22] | |
| 2018 | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving | Bahrain | Dynamic 2-way | Team Firefly Singapore[21][22] | |
| 2019 | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving | Lille, France | solo freestyle | [23] | |
| 2022 | World Cup of Indoor Skydiving | Charleroi, Belgium | solo freestyle | [24] | |
| 2023 | World Indoor Skydiving Championships | Slovakia | solo freestyle | [25] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kyra Poh". Red Bull. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b Ho, Shaun (24 December 2018). "Indoor skydiver Kyra Poh is soaring to new heights | Youthopia". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Indoor skydiving world champ Kyra Poh on flying high with sister Vera: 'One day, she will be better than me'". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "How Kyra Poh and Choo Yi Xuan became Team Firefly, Singapore's only indoor skydiving doublet". Esquire SG. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Indoor skydiving: Singapore's Kyra Poh and Choo Yixuan make strong debut in UK contest". AsiaOne. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Kyra Poh: The 14-year-old girl who's the 'fastest flyer'". BBC News. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "WATCH: Teen crowned 'world's fastest flyer' in indoor skydiving contest". euronews. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (24 June 2018). "Skydiving: Singapore's indoor skydiving champ Kyra Poh fractures rib, out for six weeks | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Singapore's skydiving champion Kyra Poh jumps from planes but is terrified of toasters". AsiaOne. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "This 18-Year-Old Athlete is an Indoor Skydiving Champion". Hive Life Magazine. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (19 June 2020). "Coronavirus: Singapore's indoor skydivers resume training at the stroke of midnight | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "17 new athletes from 8 sporting disciplines, join the 2022 cohort of spexScholars!". circle.myactivesg.com. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Singapore duo won 2nd place in an international indoor skydiving competition - Alvinology". 2 December 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Umar, Sukmawati (10 April 2016). "Singapore teens top international indoor skydiving competition". The New Paper. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (16 October 2016). "Singapore teen Kyra Poh wins junior freestyle gold at Indoor Skydiving World Cup | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "S'porean Kyra Poh wins world indoor skydiving junior title". TODAY. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Kyra Poh dominates Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships 2017 with 4 gold medals". 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b Auto, Hermes (23 October 2017). "Singapore's Kyra Poh crowned top freestyle junior at FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championship | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ a b Auto, Hermes (5 February 2018). "Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh wins two golds at Wind Games in Spain | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b Auto, Hermes (25 September 2018). "Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh earns two of Singapore's three golds at Asiania championships | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Kyra Poh". London Speaker Bureau Asia. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b Auto, Hermes (30 October 2018). "Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh and Choo Yi Xuan win World Cup gold | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (22 April 2019). "Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh clinches silver at FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Auto, Hermes (10 April 2022). "S'pore's indoor skydivers win four titles at FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "'First competition where the nerves were high', says world champ Kyra Poh after World Indoor Skydiving Championships medal haul". CNA. Retrieved 8 May 2023.