I’ll prove myself with my athletic ability rather than my looks, says Cecilia Yeung

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 recently, Yeung hopes people will pay more attention to her results on the athletics field.

Hong Kong so far has won only one gold medal at the championships through the men’s 4x100 metre relay in 2013 and it would be a major breakthrough for Yeung if she can emulate that success as an individual competitor.

“The Asian Championships is one of the three major events for me this year,” said Yeung before her departure. “It would be great if I can achieve a good result in India but I would rather look for a stable performance against the region’s best. There is always room for improvement but getting where you are supposed to be in a real competition is not easy.”