High jumper Cecilia Yeung ready to take on world after successful Asian stint
The glamour athlete wraps the season up with podium finish in Ashgabat after winning medals in every Asian event she took part in this year
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 achievements I have made over this period are what count,” said Yeung, who has a huge following in Hong Kong because of her role as a part-time model. “A year ago I came from nowhere to enter the Asian arena where I have won medals in every regional event I took part in.
“I know I could have done better in some competitions but still the results are significant. In fact, I wasn’t in very good form entering the Indoor Games but was still able to hang in there to finish with a medal.
“I might have lost it under the same circumstances before but I didn’t as I have settled down in competitions. Now the next target is to move on gradually on to the world stage.”
