Hong Kong Athletics Championships: ‘intense agony’ for injured Cecilia Yeung, but quarantine videos help Tiffany Tang
- Yeung pulls out of high jump during warm-up after popping noise in her problem knee, and leaves the meet in tears
- Personal best for winner Phoebe Chung, while Tang is second only 3 days after leaving quarantine, where she had to prepare by watching training footage
Phoebe Chung Wai-yan took advantage of a last-minute withdrawal by favourite Cecilia Yeung Man-wai to win the high jump at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships on Sunday.
Chung took first place at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground with a personal best of 1.77 metres, while Tiffany Tang Yi-ching, who left hotel quarantine only three days earlier, came second with 1.75m.
Yeung was forced out of Sunday’s competition after an old knee injury flared up again during the warm-up.
Under fierce sun on Sunday, Chung was successful at 1.64, 1.68 and 1.71, all cleared with one jump, then with her second attempts at 1.73 and 1.75. She went on to clear 1.77 with a single jump before falling short at 1.79.
“The weather is quite challenging, and I was a little worried about my performance in the first few attempts,” Chung said. “It wasn’t until 1.75m that I found my rhythm.”