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| Born | (1986-10-23)23 October 1986 (age 39) Malacca, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Taijiquan,Taijijian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Malaysia Wushu Team (2005-2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chai Fong Ying (Chinese:蔡奉芸;pinyin:Cài Fèngyún; born 23 October 1986) is a formerwushu taolu andtaijiquan athlete from Malaysia.[1] She was a three-time world champion and a double gold medalist at theAsian Games and theSoutheast Asian Games. She also won a silver medal at the2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament.
Chai's international debut was at the2005 World Wushu Championships where she won the gold medal in taijijian.[2][3] This qualified her for the2006 Asian Games where she won the gold medal inwomen's taijiquan.[4] A year later, she competed and won the gold medal in the women's taijiquan and taijijian combined event at the2007 Southeast Asian Games, becoming the first Malaysian woman to win a gold medal in wushu at the Games.[5] After winning the gold medal in taijiquan and placing fourth in taijijian at the2007 World Wushu Championships,[6] Chai qualified for the2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament where she won the silver medal in thewomen's taijiquan combined event.[7][8][9] She also won a gold medal in taijijian at the 2008Asian Wushu Championships.[10] Chai then competed in the2009 Southeast Asian Games and won the gold medal in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event once more. Despite not winning medals at the2009 World Wushu Championships, she qualified for the2010 Asian Games where she kept her gold medal title inwomen's taijiquan, becoming the first non-Chinese athlete to become a double gold medalist.[11][12][13] Her last major appearance as a year later at the2011 World Wushu Championships where she won a bronze medal in taijiquan.[14]
In 2013, Chai announced her retirement from competition, citing injuries and her desires to start a business career as her main reasons for doing so.[15] She became the acting secretary of the Malaysian Wushu Federation, but stepped down a year later when it became known that Malaysian athlete,Tai Cheau Xuen, was tested positive forsibutramine after winning the gold medal inwomen's nanquan at the2014 Asian Games.[16]
