Kyra Poh

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

Biography 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. Poh and her friend, Choo Yi Xuan would go on to represent Singapore in competitions internationally as Team Firefly Singapore. 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 vertical wind tunnel. For that, she was acknowledged as 'the world's fastest flyer'.

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

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.

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.

Achievements YearCompetitionVenueEventPositionNotes2014Bodyflight World ChallengeBedford, United KingdomDynamic 2-wayiFly Singapore 12015Inflight Dubai – Clash of ChampionsDubai, United Arab EmiratesDynamic 2-wayTeam Firefly Singapore2015Inflight Dubai – Clash of ChampionsDubai, United Arab Emirates4-way FormationTeam Skyblockers2016Bodyflight World ChallengeBedfordshire, EnglandTeam Firefly Singapore2016World Cup of Indoor SkydivingWarsaw, Polandjunior freestyle63.3 points2016Australian Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsFreestyle open2017Wind GamesCatalonia, Spainsolo speed2017Wind GamesCatalonia, Spainfreestyle 2017Australian Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsFreestyle open2017Australian Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsDynamic 4-Way Speed OpenThe Assassins2017Australian Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsDynamic 2-Way OpenTeam Firefly Singapore2017Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships4-Way Formation SkydivingTeam Skyblockers 2017World Cup of Indoor SkydivingLaval, Canadajunior freestyle64.1 points2017World Cup of Indoor SkydivingLaval, CanadaDynamic 2-wayTeam Firefly Singapore2018Wind GamesGirona, Spainfreestyle547.80 points2018Wind GamesGirona, Spain4-way speed285.625 seconds2018Asiania Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsChongqing, Chinasolo freestyle2018Asiania Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsChongqing, ChinaDynamic 2-wayTeam Firefly Singapore2018World Cup of Indoor SkydivingBahrainsolo freestyle2018World Cup of Indoor SkydivingBahrainDynamic 2-wayTeam Firefly Singapore2019World Cup of Indoor SkydivingLille, Francesolo freestyle2022World Cup of Indoor SkydivingCharleroi, Belgiumsolo freestyle2023World Indoor Skydiving ChampionshipsSlovakiasolo freestyle

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