Wemyss formerly played at the regional level in China. She temporarily left the sport in 1999 to study English at the
Carlisle College. In Carlisle, she met Scottish national badminton coach
Dan Travers who supported her playing badminton and representing Scotland. She there received the nickname Rita Yuan Gao. Wemyss represented the
Scottish team at the
2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where she competed in the
badminton events, winning a bronze medal as part of the mixed team. She was four times singles champion, six-times doubles champion and twice mixed doubles champion at the
Scottish National Badminton Championships. As of 2012, Yuan Gao moved to Zurich, Switzerland for part-time study of a master of philosophy in sports studies at the
University of Stirling with a coaching role at Swiss Badminton. She also served as a women's ambassador for
Badminton World Federation. In 2013, she competed in World Senior Championships. Currently she is acting as Performance and Development Coach of Badminton Scotland. == Family ==