Shida Leni (born 22 May 1994) is an Ugandan sprinter.
Early life Shida was born in Arua in 1994 as the daughter of Abdulatif Tiyua, a retired military officer and former deputy commander the West Nile Bank Front rebel group.
Career After Kevin and Sue O'Connor began coaching Shida in August 2013, she represented Uganda at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow reaching the semifinals. This was her first competition outside of Uganda. In February 2018, in Kampala, she ran 52.47 to break the 12-year-old 400m National Record. She has now broken this record on 7 occasions, most recently at the 2019 National Championships (51.47), where she also broke the 12-year-old 200m National Record with a time of 23.43. Shida's most notable international achievement was 400m Silver Medal (51.64) at the 2019 World University Games held in Naples, Italy.
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
International competitions Representing 2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom21st (sf)400 m54.302015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea11th (sf)400 m53.405th4 × 400 m relay3:45.40African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo19th (sf)200 m24.566th400 m52.862016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa8th400 m53.912017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan5th400 m54.57UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan34th (h)200 m25.2911th (sf)400 m53.4415th (h)4 × 100 m relay47.056th4 × 400 m relay3:43.382018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia22nd (sf)400 m54.508th4 × 400 m relay3:35.03African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria10th (sf)200 m24.366th400 m52.782019World RelaysYokohama, Japan19th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:35.02UniversiadeNaples, Italy2nd400 m51.64African GamesRabat, Morocco6th400 m52.473rd4 × 400 m relay3:32.25World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar31st (h)400 m52.222021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan31st (h)400 m52.482022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius4th400 m52.912024African GamesAccra, Ghana11th (sf)400 m53.23African ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon7th400 m53.502025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan27th (h)400 m51.61Islamic Solidarity GamesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia3rd400 m52.722026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom22nd (sf)400 m55.85
Personal bests
Outdoor 200 metres – 23.43 (Kampala 2019) (National Record) 400 metres – 51.47 (Kampala 2019) (National Record) 800 metres – 2:13.20 (Gavardo 2017)
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