Sally Yee (born April 10, 2001) is a

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player who represented

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. She also competed in the

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in the women's singles event. She won 3 silver medals and a bronze at the

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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

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. However she was eliminated in the preliminary round after competing against

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. In 2018, she was awarded Fiji Tattslotto Sportswomen of the year in which she dedicated her achievements to her parents and coach. In January 2021, she officially pulled out of the

2020 Tokyo Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

due to "personal reasons". In June 2021, she pulled back and was confirmed to represent Fiji at the Olympics. She was eliminated in the preliminary round against Chelsea Edghill.

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. She attended Jai Narayan College in Fiji before moving to Japan to further her education. In Japan, she studied English at Chinzei Gakuin High School and took part in local competitions in the

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. Prior in giving birth in April 2021, Yee trained throughout her pregnancy for the

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coached by her own mother Harvi Yee.

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2001 births Living people Fijian female table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for Fiji Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Fiji Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Fijian sportswomen Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji Pacific Games bronze medalists for Fiji Pacific Games medalists in table tennis {{Tabletennis-bio-stub