Sharon Wong proves ‘short guys can jump’ after personal best at Hong Kong Athletics Series
- The 23-year-old smashed all her personal records at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Sunday, leaping well ahead of her nearest competitors
- In the men’s 110m hurdles, 26-year-old Lee Ka-yiu, who trained full-time at his own expense, stormed the field with a personal best of 14.01 seconds
High jumper Sharon Wong Yuen-nam stunned the crowd at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Sunday after sealing this season’s highest jump of 1.79 meters, proving that “short guys can jump high”.
Wong, who stands at 1.64 meters, stole the show at the fourth event of the Hong Kong Athletics Series after she cleared 1.79m on her first attempt, a personal best.
“I started high jumping when I was in primary six, but people kept saying that I am short for a high jump, they have been asking me to change my focus to other events, like long jumping,” said Wong, who graduated from university this year.
“However, I can say that my perseverance propelled me to this height today, and I’ve wanted to prove to people for years that short guys can jump high, and today is just the beginning,” she said.
The 23-year-old was successful at 1.64, 1.71 and 1.75, all cleared with one jump. After her two attempts at 1.77 fell short, she went on to try 1.79 and cleared it with a single jump before failing to hit 1.81 and 1.82, finishing first out of 12 athletes.
Phoebe Chung Wai-yan, who stands 1.79m tall, finished second with 1.75, and Tiffany Tang Yi-ching, at 1.71 meters, took third with 1.71.
