High jumper Cecilia Yeung flops at Athletics Series 3 as her selection for the China National Games is thrown into disarray
- The part-time model could only manage a disappointing 1.70 metres at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground with her nomination for the China National Games in jeopardy
- University of Berkeley student Lai Yan-hei clears 1.77m to join Tang Yi-ching at the top of the Hong Kong high jump rankings
High jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai’s competition options have been narrowed with her sights now set on next year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou after she failed to make the grade at the Athletics Series 3 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Saturday.
The Hong Kong part-time model, who returned from a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury this season, could only manage a disappointing 1.70 metres to finish joint fifth in the women’s high jump. She was comprehensively beaten by event winner Lai Yan-hei who jumped 1.77 metres.
With little hope of qualifying for the Olympics, Yeung’s chances of winning a place in the Hong Kong squad for September’s China National Games are in jeopardy and the 26-year-old said the Asian Games might be her next realistic option.
The Association of Athletics Affiliates has delayed its nomination for the forthcoming China National Games, which will take place in September, in order to accommodate results of the event for consideration.
A disappointed Yeung after failing to clear 1.73 metres after three attempts at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground.
