María_Xiao

María Xiao

María Xiao

Spanish table tennis player

María Xiao Yao[1] (born 19 May 1994 in Calella, Catalonia, Spain) is a Portuguese-Spanish table tennis player. Born in Calella to Chinese parents, Daili Xiao and Yao Li, who were themselves professional table-tennis players that have emigrated from China to Spain to seek better opportunities in the sports.[3] Xiao was raised in Madeira, Portugal when her parents moved there.[4] She represented Portugal before 2012 and Spain afterwards.[5]

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Xiao and the second or maternal family name is Yao.

She was Portugal's reserve player for the 2012 Summer Olympics[6]and she later represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

  1. [1]
    "Xiao Yao Maria". 2019 European Games. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Player profile - XIAO Maria". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Cuando tu rival es tu hija". La Verdad (in Spanish). 3 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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    "Player Profile - María Xiao". Real Federación Española de Tenis de Mesa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Maria Xiao deixa de representar Portugal". Record (in Portuguese). 3 April 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Maria Xiao". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.


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