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Edward Ly (born on January 29, 2003 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian Olympic table tennis athlete.[1]
Career
[edit]At the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta, Ly won three gold medals representing his home province of Quebec.[1] Ly would then compete on the international stage, winning three medals across two editions of the Pan American Youth Championships.[1] Ly's first major games was the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2] The following year, in July, Ly was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.[3][4] Ly would help the Canadian men's team to a silver medal at the Pan American Championships in September 2023. The win also secured 2024 Olympics qualification for the team.[5] Shortly after, Ly would repeat his performance at the 2023 Pan American Games, with a silver medal in the men's team event.[6]
At the 2024 Pan American Cup, Ly was called up last minute to replace Eugene Wang.[7] Ly Would go onto win the gold medal at the event, jumping his world ranking to 36th.[7][8][9][10] In June 2024, Ly qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11][12]
Personal life
[edit]Ly started table tennis at the age of 10.[13] Ly is currently studying natural sciences at Cégep André-Laurendeau.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Edward Ly". wwww.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Table Tennis Team Nominated for 2022 Commonwealth Games". CSC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 table tennis team announced" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Entries List - 86 Players" (PDF). www.ittf.com/. International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Silver Medal for Men – Pan Am 2023". www.ttcanada.ca/. Table Tennis Canada. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Silver for Canada's Men – Pan Am Games 2023". www.ttcanada.ca/. Table Tennis Canada. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b Schlager, Catherine (5 July 2024). "Edward Ly fait sa place sur la scène internationale" [Edward Ly makes his place on the international scene]. La Presse (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Breton, Kéven (17 February 2024). "Une victoire qui change tout pour le pongiste québécois Edward Ly" [A victory that changes everything for Quebec table tennis player Edward Ly]. Radio Canada (in French). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pan Am Cup Champion – Edward Ly". www.ttcanada.ca/. Table Tennis Canada. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Breton, Kéven (1 May 2024). "Edward Ly se remet d'un affrontement contre une légende du tennis de table" [Edward Ly Recovers From Clash With Table Tennis Legend]. Radio Canada (in French). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (20 June 2024). "Team Canada table tennis contingent is stacked with experience". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Making her 5th Olympic appearance, Mo Zhang to lead Canada's table tennis team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Edward Ly, étudiant en sciences de la nature au Cégep André-Laurendeau, en route pour les Jeux olympiques de Paris!" [Edward Ly, student in natural sciences at Cégep André-Laurendeau, on his way to the Paris Olympic Games!]. Nouvelles d’Ici (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
