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Hong Kong high jump star and model Cecilia Yeung eyes Asian Indoor Games birthday present

High jumper looking to use her tears from Tianjian disappointment as motivation for securing a medal when she turns 23 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

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Cecilia Yeung Man-wai at the Hong Kong Sports Institute in Fo Tan. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

After a near miss at the National Games in Tianjin, high jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai is hoping to celebrate her 23rd birthday on Monday with a brightly coloured medal at the Asian Indoor Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

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Yeung was in tears after missing out on the bronze medal in Tianjin on a countback of misses and will be competing in her third multi-sport games in less than a month.

“My target? I cleared 1.7 metres at last year’s Asian Indoor Championships in Doha and I don’t think there is any pressure on me this time,” said Yeung.

“The competition also coincides with my birthday and of course I hope it can bring me some good luck.”

The Hong Kong athletics team leaves for the Ashbagat Games. Photo: Chan Kin-wa
The Hong Kong athletics team leaves for the Ashbagat Games. Photo: Chan Kin-wa
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After smashing her Hong Kong record with a height of 1.88 metres in the Asia Grand Prix series in Taipei in April, the part-time model and University of Hong Kong student has been under pressure to win more silverware on the international stage.

Despite clearing 1.84 metres in her two last major competitions – the World University Games in Taipei in August followed by the National Games in Tianjin – she was left empty-handed.

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