Priscilla Cheung chasing city record and Hong Kong glory as Games debut nears
A year of preparation has paid off for high jumper Priscilla Cheung Ching-lam, who can look forward to representing Hong Kong in two big events over the next few months.
With a World University Games debut less than a month away, the two-time Hong Kong champion should also make the cut for the city's National Games squad after leaping a personal best of 1.81 metres in Singapore in April.
Cheung actually graduated from Polytechnic University last October, but a rule allows for students to compete the following year, hence her presence in Germany.
'I didn't make it in Chengdu in 2023, so this is my first and last World University Games,' Cheung, who majored in hotel management, said.
Cheung has attempted to raise the bar several times since her personal best, which is just below the 1.88m city record, set by Cecilia Yeung Man-wai in Taipei in 2017.
Priscilla Cheung just couldn't improve on her personal best during the Hong Kong Athletics Series at Wan Chai Sports Ground. Photo: Edmond So
The 25-year-old took three goes at clearing 1.82m at the Hong Kong Athletics Series this weekend, and although she could not make it, a successful attempt at 1.76m was enough for her to win at Wan Chai Sports Ground.
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