13 August 2023 | Athletics

Ugandan sprinter Shida Leni has won the women's 400m at the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger in Brussels-Louyet, Belgium.

Leni posted 53:05 to defeat Great Britain's Natasha Harrison who finished second in 53:06 and Finland's Mette Baas, third in 53:29.

The 29-year-old however wasn't that much impressed with her time stamp as she hoped she could run faster.

"First place in Belgium today," she wrote on her social media. "I was hoping for faster, but happy to take the win.

"Thank you for having me BMW Louyet Meeting. Been a tough season, but very motivated now for 2024. Thanks to my coaches for always helping me."

Shida's most notable international achievement was the 400m Silver Medal (51.64) at the 2019 World University Games held in Naples, Italy.

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).

Race Results

Name	Club	Category	CBP
1	Leni Shida	Uganda	53,05
2	Natasha Harrison	United Kingdom	53,06
3	Mette Baas	Finland	53,29
4	Annkathrin Hoven	Germany	54,40
5	Laura De Witte	The Netherlands	54,52
6	Andrea Bouma	The Netherlands	54,54
7	Eline Claeys	AC Lanaken	54,73
8	Ilana Hanssens	KASV Oudenaarde	54,73
9	Maureen Ellsworth	The Netherlands	55,61
10	Cecilie Færge	Denmark	56,46

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