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
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.
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.”
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.
