Sally Yee Explained

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Birth Date:10 April 2001
Height:1.7m
Weight:60kg
Sport:Table tennis
Rank:241 (April 2020)[1]

Sally Yee (born April 10, 2001) is a Fijian table tennis player who represented Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.[2] [3] She won 3 silver medals and a bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games.[4]

Career

Fiji entered her into the table tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games for the first time in the nation's Olympic history. She secured a spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top three finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Bendigo, Australia.[5] However she was eliminated in the preliminary round after competing against Offiong Edem. In 2018, she was awarded Fiji Tattslotto Sportswomen of the year in which she dedicated her achievements to her parents and coach.[6] In January 2021, she officially pulled out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to "personal reasons".[7] In June 2021, she pulled back and was confirmed to represent Fiji at the Olympics.[8] She was eliminated in the preliminary round against Chelsea Edghill.[9]

Personal life

Sally has a sister Grace Yee, with which they competed together in the Women's doubles and team events in the 2019 Pacific Games.[10] She attended Jai Narayan College in Fiji before moving to Japan to further her education.[11] In Japan, she studied English at Chinzei Gakuin High School and took part in local competitions in the Nagasaki prefecture.[12] Prior in giving birth in April 2021, Yee trained throughout her pregnancy for the 2020 Summer Olympics coached by her own mother Harvi Yee.[13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yee Sally: ranking history (ITTF). 2020-08-11. tabletennis.guide.
  2. Web site: Sally Yee . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828203047/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sally-yee . August 28, 2016 . dead.
  3. Web site: Women's Singles - Standings . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828172219/https://www.rio2016.com/en/table-tennis-standings-tt-womens-singles . August 28, 2016 . dead.
  4. Web site: 2019-Pacific-Games-Full-Results.pdf. Ittf Oceania.
  5. Web site: 2016-05-05. ITTF Articles. 2020-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505003024/http://ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=43637&Competition_ID=2632&. 2016-05-05.
  6. Web site: Veitokani, Yee Take Top Sports Awards. 2020-09-06. en-US.
  7. Web site: Sally Yee pulls out of Olympic race. 2021-01-20. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
  8. Web site: Tabakaucoro, Vakasama and Rova confirmed for Olympics. 2021-07-04. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
  9. Web site: Table tennis rep Yee loses first match. 2021-07-31. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
  10. Web site: Pacific Games: Talented Yee Sisters Win Silver In Table Tennis. 2020-09-06. en-US.
  11. Web site: Sally Yee eyes second Olympic appearance. 2020-09-06. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.
  12. Web site: Yee's Japan Experience. 2020-09-06. en-US.
  13. Web site: 2020 Olympics: Young Mum Sets Olympic Goals. 2021-07-31. en-US.
  14. Web site: Second time Olympian Yee on a mission. 2021-07-31. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation.