https://www.scmp.com/rss/325180/feed Cecilia Yeung Man-wai is a Hong Kong high jumper who has represented the national team since 2016. She set the women's high jump record in Taiwan on April 30, 2017 when she cleared 1.88 metres. She became Hong Kong's first full-time high jumper in 2016. She represented Hong Kong at the 2017 World University Games in Taiwan. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan A year of preparation has paid off for high jumper Priscilla Cheung Ching-lam, who can look forward to representing Hong Kong in two big events over the next few months. With a World University Games debut less than a month away, the two-time Hong Kong champion should also make the cut for the city’s National Games squad after leaping a personal best of 1.81 metres in Singapore in April. Cheung actually graduated from Polytechnic University last October, but a rule allows for students to compete... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3316279/priscilla-cheung-chasing-city-record-and-hong-kong-glory-games-debut-nears?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3316279/priscilla-cheung-chasing-city-record-and-hong-kong-glory-games-debut-nears?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Jun 2025 01:00:17 +0000 High-jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai hopes to return to competing in June after a year recovering from a knee ligament injury – and has an eye on making it to September’s Asian Games. Last June, the city record-holder and part-time fashion model was forced to pull out of the Hong Kong Championships when she felt a “popping” in her left knee during her warm-up at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground. She was later found to have suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, sparking concerns for her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3213591/asian-games-2023-high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-eyes-late-bid-selection-after-acl-injury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3213591/asian-games-2023-high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-eyes-late-bid-selection-after-acl-injury?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:46:49 +0000 Hong Kong athlete Cecilia Yeung Man-wai leaves for a critical three-month training camp in Portugal on Friday, as she looks to regain her best form and secure a spot at the Asian Games. The high jump star managed just four attempts last year as she continued her rehabilitation from a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury sustained in 2019, and a best result of 1.75m at the National Games was well below the Hong Kong record of 1.88m she set in Taipei in 2017. And despite picking up an injury... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3172589/hong-kongs-cecilia-yeung-hoping-portugal-trip-can-lift-her-greater?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3172589/hong-kongs-cecilia-yeung-hoping-portugal-trip-can-lift-her-greater?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Apr 2022 01:30:11 +0000 Hong Kong high jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai finished 15th in the National Games women’s high jump final at the Xi’an Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on Tuesday. The 27-year-old, who earlier this year returned from a career-threatening Achilles injury sustained in 2019, cleared 1.75 metres once but failed to do so in the proceeding 1.80m category. Though she equalled her season best set in Hong Kong in May, Yeung was far off her personal best of 1.88m set in Taipei in 2017. “Although I didn‘t... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3149530/national-games-high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-leads-hong-kong-pack-19?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3149530/national-games-high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-leads-hong-kong-pack-19?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Sep 2021 05:17:20 +0000 Hong Kong hurdler Vera Lui Lai-yiu has firmly set her sights on winning a medal at the China National Games to make up for a disappointing year that saw her competition schedules severely interrupted by the pandemic. The 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist in the women’s 100 metre hurdles failed to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after she was unable to attend a number of overseas events earlier this year because of the enforced break caused by Covid-19. Instead, the 26-year-old only... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3149253/china-national-games-vera-lui-wants-medal-missing-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3149253/china-national-games-vera-lui-wants-medal-missing-international?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Sep 2021 07:17:21 +0000 Local track and field officials are trying to negotiate with mainland authorities to have their athletes complete quarantine for Covid-19 at training facilities in Shenzhen instead of being confined to their hotel rooms or other quarters ahead of next month’s National Games in Xian. Many Hong Kong top track and field athletes who were unable to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics are using the National Games as their main target for the year after the pandemic turned the global sport calendar upside... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3146350/hong-kong-track-and-field-athletes-hoping-complete-last-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3146350/hong-kong-track-and-field-athletes-hoping-complete-last-week?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:00:30 +0000 High jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai’s competition options have been narrowed with her sights now set on next year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou after she failed to make the grade at the Athletics Series 3 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Saturday. The Hong Kong part-time model, who returned from a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury this season, could only manage a disappointing 1.70 metres to finish joint fifth in the women’s high jump. She was comprehensively beaten by event winner Lai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3134495/high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-flops-athletics-series-3-her-selection?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3134495/high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-flops-athletics-series-3-her-selection?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 May 2021 11:23:15 +0000 Long jumper Chan Ming-tai took a leap of faith in producing his best result in two years at the annual Hong Kong Championships on Sunday, while high jump queen Cecilia Yeung Man-wai continued her recovery from a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury with a solid performance. On the second day of domestic track and field’s flagship event at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Chan lifted the men’s title with a jump of 7.70 metres in his sixth and last jump when he needed to throw caution to the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3131969/long-jumper-chan-ming-tai-back-olympic-groove-after-winning-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3131969/long-jumper-chan-ming-tai-back-olympic-groove-after-winning-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 May 2021 11:28:31 +0000 Cecilia Yeung Man-wai said she welcomed the challenge posed by a new generation of Hong Kong high jumpers as she took part in a competitive meet for the first time in 20 months after recovering from a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury. Yeung was only able to use a three-step, short run-up because she was only just returning to competition. She finished sixth out of eight athletes after clearing 1.62 metres at the Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates preseason trial at Siu Sai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3126285/high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-ready-take-young-challenge-after-20?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3126285/high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-ready-take-young-challenge-after-20?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Mar 2021 10:51:09 +0000 High jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai will be competing for the first time in 20 months this weekend after recovering from a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury as the Hong Kong record holder prepares for international events. The 26-year-old has confirmed she is one of the 200-plus starters in this weekend’s preseason trial which takes place at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, and is also the first track and field event since the outbreak of the fourth wave of the pandemic in November. “I feel so... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3125479/hong-kong-high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-back-action-first-time-20?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3125479/hong-kong-high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-back-action-first-time-20?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:15:37 +0000 Hong Kong high jumper and part-time model Cecilia Yeung Man-wai has vowed to return to competition, saying she hopes to be jumping again this year as she battles back from injury. The Hong Kong record holder, whose fame also extends to the catwalk, ruptured the Achilles tendon on her right foot during practice at the Sports Institute in May. “My rehabilitation process looks fine,” said Yeung, who made her first public appearance after her injury at the opening of the Sports Fair in Kowloon Bay... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3023229/achilles-injury-hell-teaches-high-tempo-cecilia-yeung-slow-it-down?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3023229/achilles-injury-hell-teaches-high-tempo-cecilia-yeung-slow-it-down?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Aug 2019 03:35:30 +0000 High jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai on Monday showed she’s still flying high despite a disappointing showing at last week’s Asian Athletics Championships in Doha. Despite the underwhelming turn in Doha, where she managed just 1.75 metres, far below her personal best 1.88, the Hong Kong record holder is still brimming with confidence ahead of the Hong Kong Championships, the flagship event of the domestic track and field campaign. In a practise session at the Sports Institute in Fo Tan, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3008296/cecilia-yeung-leaps-giant-hurdles-show-shes-flying-high-ahead-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3008296/cecilia-yeung-leaps-giant-hurdles-show-shes-flying-high-ahead-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:15:57 +0000 Hong Kong high jump record holder Cecilia Yeung is one of the stars of a new Nike advertising campaign for the China region encouraging women to break boundaries, challenge stereotypes and overcome prejudice. The 24-year-old is one of several prominent female athletes featured, alongside China’s two-time tennis grand slam champion Li Na, boxing star Cai Zongju and Chinese national team basketball captain Shao Ting.           View this post on Instagram                   太過界？... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2188336/you-should-just-be-model-cecilia-yeung-stars-nike-advert-challenging?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2188336/you-should-just-be-model-cecilia-yeung-stars-nike-advert-challenging?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Mar 2019 03:04:22 +0000 High jump sensation Cecilia Yeung Man-wai will stop all her commercial activities as her final run-in to the Asian Games in Indonesia begins. After her victory at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships over the weekend, only her first meet of the season because of a thigh injury, a determined Yeung vowed to get focused for the biggest regional multi-sport games which kick off in August. “I will stop all the commercial commitments from next month so as to prepare the final build-up for the Games,”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2145135/hong-kong-high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-will-stop-modelling-give?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2145135/hong-kong-high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-will-stop-modelling-give?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 May 2018 05:45:03 +0000 High jump star Cecilia Yeung Man-wai is feeling the pressure as she prepares for her first meet of the season at this weekend’s Hong Kong Athletics Championships. After an extraordinary 2017 when she set a Hong Kong record of 1.88 metres and clinched a silver medal at the Asian Championships, the 23-year-old sensation will be under added pressure at the event at the Wan Chai Sports Ground, which will feature all of Hong Kong’s top track and field athletes. The two-day event will provide a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2144516/high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-begins-long-road-asian-games-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2144516/high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-begins-long-road-asian-games-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 May 2018 07:30:15 +0000 High jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai is ready to raise her game and compete at world level after wrapping up her season with medals in all Asian events she entered this year. Having celebrated her 23-year-old birthday with a bronze medal at the Asian Indoor Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on Monday, the glamour athlete – a student at the University of Hong Kong – has made giant strides in her event over the past 12 months. “It’s more than just ending the season with a medal in Ashgabat but the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/2111890/high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-ready-take-world-after-successful-asian-stint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/2111890/high-jumper-cecilia-yeung-ready-take-world-after-successful-asian-stint?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:57:38 +0000 Lui Lai-yiu gave Hong Kong a flying start with her gold medal in the women’s 60-metre hurdles at the Asian Indoor Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on Monday. On a night when glamour girl Cecilia Yeung Man-wai celebrated her 23rd birthday with a bronze for Hong Kong in the women’s high jump, while Cheung Wang-fung finished third in the men’s 60-metre hurdles, it was Lui’s achievement that stole the limelight at the 5,000-seat Indoor Athletics Arena. Already the fastest in the two heats with a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2111744/hong-kong-and-running-asian-indoor-games-three-medals-lui-lai-yiu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2111744/hong-kong-and-running-asian-indoor-games-three-medals-lui-lai-yiu?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:32:52 +0000 High jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai narrowly missed out on a medal at the National Games despite clearing the same height as the bronze medallist at Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium on Sunday night. Yeung, who is affectionately known as Hong Kong’s athletic “beauty” because of her modelling work, cleared 1.84 metres in the final after three unsuccessful attempts at 1.87 metres. Deng Siyi of Sichuan and Wang Xueyi of Shanghai also cleared the same mark. But Deng was awarded the bronze medal because... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109563/hong-kong-high-jump-beauty-cecilia-yeung-narrowly-misses-out-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2109563/hong-kong-high-jump-beauty-cecilia-yeung-narrowly-misses-out-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Sep 2017 14:15:00 +0000 Hong Kong sports supremo Timothy Fok Tsun-ting believes the city will punch above their weight with potentially the strongest-ever squad that will compete at the World University Games in a fortnight’s time. Hong Kong will send their biggest-ever squad of 110 athletes, who will compete in 14 sports, at the Games in Taipei with a strong line-up of athletes who could bring home medals. Fok is upbeat that local swimmer Siobhan Haughey, high jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai, long jumper Chan Ming-tai,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2105492/strong-medal-chances-hong-kong-world-university-games-says-sports?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2105492/strong-medal-chances-hong-kong-world-university-games-says-sports?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:00:15 +0000 Hong Kong high jump ace Cecilia Yeung Man-wai dismissed suggestions the demands of a busy and expanding commercial schedule were a threat to her budding athletics career. The 22-year-old part-time model returned from India on Tuesday after claiming a silver medal in the women’s high jump in her first appearance at the Asian championships in Bhubaneswar. Yeung will leave for San Francisco on Wednesday for a commercial engagement before returning to Hong Kong early next week to prepare for next... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2102167/hong-kong-high-jump-ace-cecilia-yeung-focused-business-winning-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2102167/hong-kong-high-jump-ace-cecilia-yeung-focused-business-winning-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:00:00 +0000 Asian Athletics Championships debutant Cecilia Yeung Man-wai had to settle with a silver medal after struggling with the rain at the event in Bhubaneswar, India, on Friday. The high jumper cleared 1.75 metres and 1.8 metres but could not improve in a wet evening at Kalinga Stadium, finishing behind Nadiya Dusanova of Uzbekistan after three failed attempts at 1.84 metres. “The race was interrupted by rain and thunder shortly after it had started and obviously the poor condition has affected her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2101804/hong-kong-high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-has-settle-silver-asian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2101804/hong-kong-high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-has-settle-silver-asian?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Jul 2017 02:45:45 +0000 Media sensation Cecilia Yeung Man-wai will be using her athletic prowess rather than her good looks to convince doubters she is a top high jumper when she competes in the Asian Championships for the first time in Bhubaneswar, India on Friday. The 22 year-old, who leaped to a new Hong Kong record 1.88 metres at the 2017 Asia Grand Prix final leg in Taiwan two months ago, can medal at the zonal championships if she can maintain her good form. A part-time model who is getting massive media exposure... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2101411/ill-prove-myself-my-athletic-ability-rather-my-looks-says-cecilia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2101411/ill-prove-myself-my-athletic-ability-rather-my-looks-says-cecilia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:30:30 +0000 It is clear no one is willing or capable of meeting the challenge presented at the moment by Cecilia Yeung Man-wai, with the Hong Kong high jumper forced to compete in the junior event at the Asia Inter-City Championships on Saturday as her opponents failed to turn up at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground. Intending to use the outing to fine tune her form ahead of next month’s Asian championships in India, Yeung was disappointed to find her three opponents in the women’s high jump opted to skip the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2099825/opponents-running-scared-hong-kong-high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-man?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2099825/opponents-running-scared-hong-kong-high-jump-star-cecilia-yeung-man?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Former Miss Hong Kong Olivia Cheng Man-nga is remembered for her looks and not for her high jump skills – Cecilia Yeung Man-wai is treading a similar path, but hoping for just the opposite. “I want people to remember me as a track and field athlete, not my part-time work as a model,” said the 22-year-old, who has become one of the hottest celebrities in Hong Kong in recent months. “Without sports, I would be nothing, probably just an ordinary girl, leaving school after finishing IVE [post... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2099636/sport-not-looks-changed-my-life-says-cecilia-yeung-high-jump-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2099636/sport-not-looks-changed-my-life-says-cecilia-yeung-high-jump-star?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jun 2017 02:45:45 +0000 High-jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai hopes people can focus more on her sporting abilities rather than her appearance, with the Hong Kong record holder and part-time model proving a big hit with Hong Kong fans. However, she admits that looks can be an advantage if it helps to promote sports and send a positive message to the community. “Of course I don’t want people to focus only on my appearance as I am a committed athlete who always strives to achieve the best result,” said the 23-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2094304/i-hope-people-dont-focus-only-my-looks-it-helps-says-high-jumper-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2094304/i-hope-people-dont-focus-only-my-looks-it-helps-says-high-jumper-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 May 2017 13:00:15 +0000 Hong Kong high-jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai is hoping to make the Tokyo Olympics after smashing her own local record at the Asian Athletics Grand Prix. Yeung jumped 1.88m in Taiwan to win gold, a massive step up from her previous mark of 1.83. The qualifying standard for Rio 2016 was 1.93, so the 23-year-old still has a lot of improvement to go if she is to make it to Japan in 2020. But after taking up training full-time and focusing more on her diet, Yeung is hopeful she can continue to get... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2092326/star-athlete-and-part-time-model-yeung-man-wai-hoping-make-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2092326/star-athlete-and-part-time-model-yeung-man-wai-hoping-make-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 May 2017 08:00:30 +0000 High jump athlete Yeung Man-wai bettered her own Hong Kong high jump record twice in a month after she won her event at the Taiwan Athletics Open on Friday. The University of Hong Kong student leapt 1.83 metres in Taoyuan, a 1cm improvement on her 1.82m record set at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships in Wan Chai on May 8. In Taoyuan, Yeung cleared the bar on her first attempt at every new position from 1.68m onwards until she hit 1.83m. All three attempts at 1.85m failed, but the result was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1948900/hong-kong-athlete-yeung-man-wai-breaks-own-high-jump-record-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/1948900/hong-kong-athlete-yeung-man-wai-breaks-own-high-jump-record-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 May 2016 16:00:15 +0000