Poh Keen To Soar Again

A serious ankle injury grounded the S'porean indoor skydiving champ for a year

- Melvyn Teoh

For someone who spends a large part of her life flying in the air, being grounded was an unbearable experience for Singaporean skydiver Kyra Poh.

The 22-year-old had her wings clipped for an entire year, after suffering an ankle injury in training in January 2024 which had her using a wheelchair for 2½ months.

Poh told The Straits Times: "It was definitely a very tough experience. I've been doing this sport for over 14 years now, and this is my biggest injury.

"I crashed my left ankle (against the wall of the wind tunnel), and shattered my talus, so I was out of training for almost a whole year.

"Everything in my life changed; I was going to school in a wheelchair, I had struggles going up the stairs and taking a shower."

As her body healed, Poh resumed her studies at the Essec Business School and also interned at the Singapore Disability Sports Council.

When she tried to return to training in June, the pain was too much to handle and she went under the knife again in September.

She is well on the road to recovery now and is hoping to add to her 2023 title at the World Indoor Skydiving Championships in Charleroi, Belgium in April.