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,” said the 23-year-old, who blamed herself for only managing to clear 1.76 metres for a disappointing victory at Wan Chai Sports Ground. #dioraddictlacquerplump About Yesterday Thank you @diormakeup #DiormakeupHK Make up: @christymakeup Hair: @jacky_twk Outfit: @sixdegreesprhk Shoes: @dior Accessory: @swarovski A post shared by YeungManWai楊文蔚 (@cceciliayeung) on Apr 28, 2018 at 9:26am PDT <!--//--><![CDATA[// ><!-- //--><!]]> “This is going to be my first Asian Games and will be the biggest event of the year. It will be a tough competition against the best high jumpers from all over the region and I need to be in my best form.” Sport – not looks – changed my life, says Cecilia Yeung, high-jump star and model who has become one of Hong Kong’s hottest stars A leading athlete, Yeung also works as a part-time model for many global brands and is popular among the younger generation. But she always insists her sporting career comes first as it matters more. / 有人問怎樣拿出200分的努力 人有惰性 在每日有千萬個選擇中 是你如何讓自己活得辛苦一點自律一點 我心中也住著一隻魔鬼 是你如何抑制它 不讓它在你心中掌舵 是你多想得到你想要的 但所有都是你的選擇 包括這200分努力 -Achievement is my style #staccatohk #staccato #everywhereismyrunway #SS18 #spring2018 #achievementismySTyle #fashion #shoes #sportsfashion #sandals #summer2018 #sports A post shared by YeungManWai楊文蔚 (@cceciliayeung) on May 5, 2018 at 1:28am PDT <!--//--><![CDATA[// ><!-- //--><!]]> Athletics, a tier A programme at the Sports Institute, must win at least one Asian Games medal to retain their status at next year’s biannual review, otherwise they will need to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics or risk being removed from the programme. ‘I hope people don’t focus only on my looks ... but it helps,’ says high jumper and part-time model Cecilia Yeung The Hong Kong Amateur Athletics Association has yet to announce the squad to Jakarta with more than four months left, but Yeung’s 1.88 metre Hong Kong record set in Taiwan 12 months ago should be good enough to earn her a place in the team. A post shared by YeungManWai楊文蔚 (@cceciliayeung) on Apr 21, 2018 at 10:04pm PDT <!--//--><![CDATA[// ><!-- //--><!]]> There is no official qualifying for the Asian Games but an athlete must have achieved a result equivalent to the top eight position at the last games if they want to be selected. Yeung’s record would have earned her fourth place at the Incheon Games four years ago.
