Ugandan Sprinter Shida Leni Qualifies For Tokyo Olympics

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Olympics July 3, 2021

Renowned female Ugandan sprinter Shida Leni has qualified to represent the country at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Leni made the cut after impressing at last month’s races in Italy and Switzerland where she amassed enough ranking points.

The 27-year-old ran 400m in just under 52 seconds at the World Athletics Continental tour in Geneva (51.81). This happened right before she replicated the same performance in Italy (51.89).

She celebrated her dream milestone on Instagram by expressing how she intends to smash the national record in Tokyo.

‘’I am going to the Olympics in Tokyo. My dream has always been to be an Olympian and as a sprinter from Uganda that was always a difficult dream to accomplish. After doing so many races in Europe, my results at @atleticageneve and @meetingcittadinembro helped me gain enough ranking points to qualify,’’ she wrote.

Shida Leni further clarified that she will be the only Ugandan sprinter in Tokyo and the first female sprinter since 2008.

She thanked her coaches and her sponsors who made it possible for her to be in a position to go to Europe and fly the country’s flag.

‘’Thank you to @pho3nixfoundation @pho3nixlife who supported me and allowed me to go to Europe to secure my place. Thank you to all my coaches for everything. And thank you to the Ugandan Federation for accepting the invite for me,’’ she wrote.

She also added that she is currently working hard now to be in shape to set a new national record in Tokyo.

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