Leni Shida

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

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)