Sunday Bada was a Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres event.
10 Facts About Sunday Bada
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Sunday Bada won three medals at the World Indoor Championships, including a gold medal in 1997.
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Sunday Bada set a national record in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics, where the Nigerian team won gold medals after the disqualification of the US team who had finished first.
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Sunday Bada broke through at the regional level in 1990, with bronze medals in both 200 and 400 metres at the 1990 African Championships.
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Sunday Bada competed without reaching the final in the 400 metres of the 1992 Olympics, but in the 4 x 400 metres relay he managed to finish fifth with the Nigerian team.
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Sunday Bada became Nigerian 400 metres champion in 1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997 and 2001.
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Sunday Bada participated in, and won, the Indian championships in 1994.
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Sunday Bada made his definite breakthrough in 1993, when he won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships.
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Sunday Bada ran 44.83 seconds as a season's best in 1995; then 44.88 in 1996.
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Sunday Bada died in December 2011 at the National Stadium, Lagos.