FILE PHOTO: Trucks carry raw nickel ore near Sorowako, Indonesia's Sulawesi island, January 8, 2014. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad//File Photo
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This is the first time the programme will support an athlete who competes in a sport that is not included in major competitions such as the Olympics, Asian, Commonwealth and Southeast Asian Games.
Forty-seven spexScholars participated at the recent SEA Games, with 43 of them bringing home at least one medal and 22 of them winning at least one gold medal.
"I am particularly glad that we have extended the spexScholarship to Kyra Poh, an indoor skydiving athlete who has excelled at the world level in a sport that does not feature in the major Games," said Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law.
Mr Tong hoped "that this will encourage a more diverse group of athletes to strive for sporting excellence in the coming years".
“Indoor skydiving is still considered a niche sport in the region hence I am incredibly grateful to be a recipient of the spexScholarship, which will provide more holistic support for me as an athlete," said Poh.
