Lesotho at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Lesotho at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Lesotho
IOC code	LES
NOC	Lesotho National Olympic Committee
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	3 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Tebello Ramakongoana & Michelle Tau
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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.

Competitors

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

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Tebello Ramakongoana	Men's marathon	2:07:58 NR	7
Mokulubete Blandina Makatisi	Women's marathon	2:30:20 PB	31

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Michelle Tau	Women's −49 kg	Nematzadeh  (IRI) L 0–3, 0–2	Did not advance

References

1. "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
2. "Road To Paris 2024". World Athletics.
3. "Rio 2016 silver medallist earns ticket to Paris via African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.