Asian Games 2023: high-jumper Cecilia Yeung eyes late bid for selection after ACL injury
- The Hong Kong record-holder has been sidelined for a year since injuring anterior cruciate ligament
- She hopes to make her comeback in June, when the city’s best will gather for a training camp – so will need to prove herself quickly to join them
High-jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai hopes to return to competing in June after a year recovering from a knee ligament injury – and has an eye on making it to September’s Asian Games.
But after a long break for treatment, the 28-year-old is back in training alongside teammates at the Hong Kong Sports Institute campus in Fo Tan.
“I have rejoined my teammates for training over the past two weeks, mainly doing exercises to improve my speed and explosive power,” she said. “I’m still having physiotherapy.
“My plan is to start high-jump training in April, and hopefully I can get back to competitions within the next two months after that.”
Yeung last represented Hong Kong at the 2021 National Games of China, finishing only 15th after clearing 1.75 metres. Her best – and the Hong Kong record – remains the 1.88m she jumped in Taiwan in the 2017 Asia Grand Prix.