| Lesotho at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LES |
| NOC | Lesotho National Olympic Committee |
| in Paris, France July 26, 2024 – August 11, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Lesotho is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1972, except in 1976 in Montreal, where the nation joined the rest of the African nations to boycott.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Lesotho track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races), by world ranking, or by receiving the universality spots, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1] [2]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Neheng Khatala | Men's marathon | ||
| Mokulubete Blandina Makatisi | Women's marathon | ||
For the first time since 2004, Lesotho qualified one athlete to compete at the games. 2019 African games silver medalist, Michelle Tau, qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of her victory in semifinal round, and successfully obtained one of two available spots through 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Michelle Tau | Women's −49 kg | |||||||
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