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Sally Yee
Sally Yee (born April 10, 2001) is a Fijian table tennis player who represented Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.[3][4] She won 3 silver medals and a bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games.[5] CareerFiji 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.[6] However she was eliminated in the preliminary round after competing against Offiong Edem.[4] In 2018, she was awarded Fiji Tattslotto Sportswomen of the year in which she dedicated her achievements to her parents and coach.[7] In January 2021, she officially pulled out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to "personal reasons".[8] In June 2021, she pulled back and was confirmed to represent Fiji at the Olympics.[2] She was eliminated in the preliminary round against Chelsea Edghill.[9] Personal lifeSally 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] References
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