[2] Banda, who is coached by George Luhanga, was classified as a T13 athlete prior to the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

[3] Four years later she qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, competing in the 1500 metres race (T13).

In the buildup to the Games she had the opportunity to attend a training camp, and funding allowed her and her coach to travel to Brazil to become Malawi's first Paralympic athlete.

[2] The significance of her achievement was celebrated by the Malawi Paralympics Committee, who confirmed Banda's selection at a special event at the National Sports Council in Blantyre on 4 July 2016.

[2] In Rio, Banda attended the opening ceremony, and as the sole representative of her country she took part as the flag-bearer.