High jump star Cecilia Yeung ready to take on young challenge after 20 months out with injury
- Tiffany Tang wins the women’s high jump competition with a personal best of 1.77 metres with Chow Kwan-wing coming third in 1.75 metres
- Hurdler Vera Lui is still eyeing Olympic qualification and aims an overseas stint to boost her chances
Cecilia Yeung Man-wai said she welcomed the challenge posed by a new generation of Hong Kong high jumpers as she took part in a competitive meet for the first time in 20 months after recovering from a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury.
Yeung was only able to use a three-step, short run-up because she was only just returning to competition. She finished sixth out of eight athletes after clearing 1.62 metres at the Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates preseason trial at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground on Saturday.
Two youngsters set their personal best heights in the first track and field event in Hong Kong for four months because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tiffany Tang Yi-ching won the event by jumping 1.77m while Chow Kwan-wing cleared 1.75m to finish second.
Yeung, whose Hong Kong record stands at 1.88 metres, was pleased with her own performance because she was able to execute what she practised during training. More importantly, she was happy that more high jumpers had joined the battlefield.
“I cleared a similar height when I used the three-step approach before my injury and therefore the result is not disappointing,” said Yeung, who required surgery after rupturing her right Achilles tendon during training at the Sports Institute in May 2019.
