Lesotho at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Lesotho at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Lesotho.svg
IOC code LES
NOC Lesotho National Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors3 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Tebello Ramakongoana & Michelle Tau
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Lesotho competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was 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.

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Taekwondo 011
Total123

Athletics

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]

Key
Track and road events
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Tebello Ramakongoana Men's marathon 2:07:58 NR 7
Mokulubete Blandina Makatisi Women's marathon 2:30:20 PB 31

Taekwondo

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]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Michelle Tau Women's −49 kg Flag of Iran.svg  Nematzadeh  (IRI)
L 0-3, 0-2
Did not advance

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References

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  2. "Road To Paris 2024". World Athletics.
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