title: Jong Yee Khie
text: # Jong Yee Khie
  
  Jong Yee Khie (simplified Chinese: 杨裕其; traditional Chinese: 楊裕其; pinyin: Yáng Yùqí; Jyutping: Joeng4 Jyu6 Kei4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iôⁿ Jū-kî; born 19 November 1988) is a Malaysian powerlifter. He won a silver medal for Malaysia in powerlifting in the men's -107 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
  
  ## Early and personal life
  
  Jong hails from Batu Kawa, Kuching, Sarawak and worked as a hairdresser. He had his right leg amputated above the knee after being involved in a motorcycle accident in 2005. Jong was encouraged to take up the sport by his family during his recovery in 2008.
  
  