KAI WELCOMES $1M BOOST

Indoor skydiver, teammates laud AltitudeX's support in flight vouchers

- Kimberly Kwek Sports Correspondent

In addition to backing athletes like Kai Minejima-Lee (left), AltitudeX's sponsorship of $1 million in flight time over the next three years will grow the indoor skydiving ecosystem. It will also expand access to flight experiences for less privileged communities.

(ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN)

After a standout year, Singaporean indoor skydiver Kai Minejima-Lee is setting his sights on scaling even greater heights.

The 16-year-old's successes on the international stage in 2025 include two gold medals at August's Australian championships, a dynamic four-way gold at the World Indoor Skydiving Championships in April and a clean sweep of four golds at the Polish Open in October.

On top of these triumphs, he was also named Sportsboy of the Year at the Singapore Sports Awards in June.

For Kai, the award was especially meaningful, as it was just the second time that skydiving athletes picked up one of the main accolades at the annual event, after Choo Yi Xuan and Kyra Poh snagged the Sportsboy/Sportsgirl Team of the Year (Event) in 2019.