Long jumper Chan Ming-tai back in Olympic groove after winning Hong Kong title
- Leung’s 7.70m was his best result since he jumped 7.85m two years ago and it could be enough to send him to the Tokyo Games on a wild card
- High jump queen Cecilia Yeung also makes good progress in her second meet since recovering from a serious Achilles tendon injury
Long jumper Chan Ming-tai took a leap of faith in producing his best result in two years at the annual Hong Kong Championships on Sunday, while high jump queen Cecilia Yeung Man-wai continued her recovery from a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury with a solid performance.
On the second day of domestic track and field’s flagship event at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, Chan lifted the men’s title with a jump of 7.70 metres in his sixth and last jump when he needed to throw caution to the wind.
Yeung, who suffered the injury during a practice session at the Sports Institute two years ago, cleared 1.75 metres and came third in her event, which was won by Priscilla Cheung Ching-laam. All top four finishers cleared the same height but Cheung had the fewest misses on countback. Second place went to Chung Wai-yan.
