Achilles injury hell teaches high-tempo Cecilia Yeung to ‘slow it down’ as she targets return
- Hong Kong high jump ace hoping to start running again next month and jumping in November
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Hong Kong high jumper and part-time model Cecilia Yeung Man-wai has vowed to return to competition, saying she hopes to be jumping again this year as she battles back from injury.
The Hong Kong record holder, whose fame also extends to the catwalk, ruptured the Achilles tendon on her right foot during practice at the Sports Institute in May.
“My rehabilitation process looks fine,” said Yeung, who made her first public appearance after her injury at the opening of the Sports Fair in Kowloon Bay on Friday. “I can already walk without the plaster on my right leg and am working on a lot of physio treatment to strengthen the tendon and the calf.
“Hopefully I can run again some time next month and start jumping in November. I am fine.”
Yeung, who turns 25 next month, was forced to miss the Inter-City Championships and the World University Games in Napoli this summer because of the injury.
