53 years later, Akii Bua's national 400M hurdles' record still stands | Countdown to Uganda Athletics at 100

53 years later, Akii Bua's national 400M hurdles' record still stands | Countdown to Uganda Athletics at 100

As far back as 1972, a former senior Police officer John Akii Bua set the Munich Olympics ablaze when he ran 47.82 seconds to set a world record then in the 400M hurdles’ race.This was Uganda’s first ever gold medal at the Olympics, a national record that still stands to date.Having finished 4th in 1970 Commonwealth Games, Akii Bua came into the 1972 Olympics with virtually little experience.He easily beat all challengers including the favourite…