Name Jessica Fung Wai-yee School Sacred Heart Canossian College Grade Form Four Sport Athletics (High Jump)
Achievements Jessica, 16, is a member of the Hong Kong Athletics Team. She ranks number one in both Hong Kong women's and Hong Kong junior women's high jump. She holds the Hong Kong women's high jump record (1.78m).
She won a gold medal at the 2008 Asian Junior Championships. She also won a silver at the 2009 Singapore Asian Youth Games.
Just before qualifying for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Jessica won a silver medal at the Hong Kong Inter-City Athletics Championships this year.
How she qualified 'I took part in the Asian Area Qualification for YOG 2010 in Singapore in May. I passed in the second attempt of 1.71m and tied with Wu Meng-chia from Chinese Taipei. I came second in the end as I had one more attempt than Wu, but I still secured a place in the YOG.'
Soundbite 'I experienced utter defeat in last year's East Asian Games (EAG). I could not pass the starting height in all attempts and was ranked last. The loss became my nightmare and affected my performance when I competed at the venue (Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground) again this year,' Jessica says. 'The media called it the 'Tseung Kwan O spell' when they reported my results. Fortunately, I overcame the difficulty and did well again in the Hong Kong Inter-City Athletics Championships at the same venue.