Xu Yan (table tennis)
Xu Yan (born 22 January 1985) is a Singaporean table tennis player. CareerIn 2003, Xu took part in the 2003 SEA Games and won the women's team event with Li Jiawei, Jing Junhong, Zhang Xueling, Tan Paey Fern.[2] The same team won the Team of the Year at the Singapore Sports Awards 2004.[3] In 2004, Xu competed at the 2004 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships and defeated fellow Singaporean Zhang to win the gold medal in the women's singles event.[4] She also won the women's team gold medal with Li, Jing, Zhang and Tan.[4] In 2005, Xu with her same table tennis team won the meritorious award for a sport team and she also won the meritorious award for individual at the Singapore Sports Awards 2005.[5] At the 2005 SEA Games, Xu won the women's team event with Li, Zhang, Tan and Jenn Lim.[6] Xu and Tan lost the women's doubles gold medal match to Indonesia 2–3 and won the silver medal.[7] Xu competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the women's team event, a silver medal in the women's doubles event and a bronze in the women's singles event.[8] Personal lifeXu was born on 22 January 1985 in Shanghai, China[1][9] and came to Singapore in 1998.[4] Initially rejected by Ministry of Community Development and Sports of Singapore for less than two years of being a Singapore permanent resident, Xu's application to be a Singaporean citizen was approved in late 2003.[10][11] In 2006, Xu returned to Shanghai, citing a need of a change of environment.[12][13] References
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