Lucia Lai always dreamed of encouraging others to live a better life. Growing up, she planned to become a psychologist, but life took a different turn two years ago when a she was hit by a car, tragically losing her right leg.
The irrepressibly positive Lai took her challenging circumstance in her new stride. Fitted with a prosthetic leg, she threw herself into a variety of different sports, finally settling on running.
Through running, the 22-year-old student has found a new path to achieving her goal. She ran the 10 kilometre event at this year's Hong Kong Marathon for the first time on her new leg with overwhelming public support.
Lai is returning to the course next year to better her time of one hour 29 minutes, and says she's more determined than ever to encourage others to live a more positive life.
but I didn't really run a lot before my accident. After I was finally discharged from hospital and had completely recovered, I felt bored and wanted to change my situation. So I tried many different exercises including dancing, cycling and climbing.