SILVER SPRINGS RENEW SHIDA LENI’S GYM & POOL MEMBERSHIP
By Correspondent
On her return to Uganda from the Tokyo Olympic Games, the country’s star sprinter, Shida Leni, received a big boost with the news that Kampala’s Silver Springs Hotel had renewed, for a further year, her complimentary use of its Espace Gym and its swimming pool.
GENERAL MANAGER
The hotel’s General Manager, Joseph Tuhaise, said, “How glad and proud we are to be associated with Shida Leni, and we are delighted to provide whatever support we can.”
COACHES’ COMMENTS
Shida has been trained since August 2013, by the husband and wife coaching duo of Kevin and Sue O’Connor. Kevin observed, “This is excellent.
The gym has hugely increased Shida’s strength and power, and this has been a major factor in her breaking the 10-year-old 400m National Record on 7 occasions, as well as the 200m National Record, winning 400m Silver Medal at the last World University Games, and qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, where she was Uganda’s only sprinter, male or female.
Also, the swimming pool allows her to do some cross-training, and, importantly do some exercise if she cannot run due to injury (as water lessens pressure on the body).”
Kevin continued, “All of this should be seen against the backdrop of 2022 being an important year for Ugandan athletes, with 2 huge events:
- World Athletics Championships 15 – 24 July (Eugene, Oregon, USA)
- Commonwealth Games 28 July – 8 August (Birmingham, UK)”