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South China Morning Post
17 hours ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Priscilla Cheung chasing city record and Hong Kong glory as Games debut nears
Priscilla Cheung will compete for the city at the World University Games next month, and should also be part of National Games squad 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. 'Since the end of last season, the World University Games and the National Games were on my radar,' Cheung said. 'These are my targets and the first few months this year was to try to get good results. Newsletter Daily Coffee and Sports By submitting, you consent to receiving marketing emails from SCMP. If you don't want these, tick here {{message}} Thanks for signing up for our newsletter! Please check your email to confirm your subscription. Follow us on Facebook to get our latest news. 'The standard of the Games in Germany will be very high and I haven't competed at the world's level before, so, it will be more like feeling the atmosphere for me. 'It would be great if I could withstand the pressure of a big competition and achieve my personal best. I am looking at the 1.85m mark for now.' Cheung, alongside Chung Wai-yan, who has cleared 1.80m twice in recent months, are both expected to compete in the Games in November. Hong Kong's status as co-hosts, alongside Guangdong and Macau, means the city can send up to three athletes and one relay team in each event without meeting the qualifying standards, which for women's high jump is 1.90m. Still, Cheung is looking forward to her third National Games, after competing in Tianjin in 2017 and Xi'an four years ago. She finished 18th on both occasions, after recording jumps of 1.70m. 'We as athletes always want to express ourselves and get better results, especially on the bigger stages,' she said. 'Now that I have so many opportunities, I will try to do my best in every competition. 'It's not only the National Games, but the next Asian Championships and other tournaments in the region as well, I want to do better with every jump.' She has had some help, not only from her coach Wan Tat-yung, but Yeung too. The record holder has been made an assistant coach at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. 'She has been advising me for a while, and she's helping me a lot with her new role now,' Cheung said. 'It's not only the psychological aspect but also her tournament experience. 'She told me not to get overexcited even if I am in good condition, she could tell me when to take a step back or go all in. 'She also brought back a lot of training drills [from Australia] so that I could have different training even though I was always in Hong Kong.'
South China Morning Post
18 hours ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
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.
