Lausanne (SUI), 7 September 2012 – Wan Wai Yee (HKG), an FEI International Jumping Judge, has passed away at the age of 53, having battled for over a year with lung cancer.
A teacher by profession, Wai Yee competed in both Jumping and Dressage events before becoming a Jumping judge during the 1990s.
In 2006 she qualified as an FEI International judge and officiated at numerous events worldwide, including CSI5* Goteborg (SWE), the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou (CHI) and the 2011 FEI Children’s International Classics Final (HKG).
One of her last assignments as an FEI Judge was during the very successful FEI Children’s International Classics in Hong Kong in January of this year.