Cecilia Yeung leaps giant hurdles to show she’s flying high ahead of Hong Kong Championships
- The high jumper shows displays her confidence by clearing high hurdles at a practise session
- She will be given the opportunity of face the reigning Asian champion at the Hong Kong meet
Despite the underwhelming turn in Doha, where she managed just 1.75 metres, far below her personal best 1.88, the Hong Kong record holder is still brimming with confidence ahead of the Hong Kong Championships, the flagship event of the domestic track and field campaign.
In a practise session at the Sports Institute in Fo Tan, the youngster demonstrated her good condition as she cleared three giant hurdles one after another, all at a considerable height.
“I didn’t measure the height of these hurdles, just marking them on a plastic stick as reference to ensure I am progressing,” Yeung said.
“I just jumped with confidence, I’m not thinking about the Hong Kong Championships at the weekend. I keep reminding myself not to chase numbers, and to just enjoy every moment.”
The video footage, posted on Facebook, has attracted many comments. One follower said he had mistaken Yeung for Vera Lui Lai-yiu, Hong Kong’s leading hurdler in the women’s 100-metre hurdles, who finished fourth in Doha in a personal best 13.32 seconds.
