Mosito Lehata

Mosito Lehata

Personal information
Born	(1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 36) Ha Moima, Maseru, Lesotho
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	200 metres
Coached by	Stéphan Buckland
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   Lesotho African Championships 2016 Durban 100 m

Mosito Lehata (born 8 April 1989 in Maseru) is a Mosotho athlete competing in sprinting events. ^[2] He is the current holder of the Lesotho national record for the 100-meter at 10.11 seconds, and has won the national track championships on shorter tracks.

Lehata is currently serving a five year ban set to end in 2026 in relation to anti-doping rule violations.

Career

He was eliminated in the first round of the men's 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 200 m event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, he reached the semifinals. Lehata set a new national record in the 200 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing in 4th. ^{[1] [3]}

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lehata competed in the 100 m and 200 m events. He finished 4th in his heat for the 100 m with a time of 10.25 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals. ^[4] He finished 7th in his heat for the 200 m with a season best time of 20.65 seconds, but did not qualify for the semifinals. ^[5] He was the flagbearer for Lesotho during the Parade of Nations. ^[6]

Anti-doping ban

In 2021, Lehata received a five year competition ban for two anti-doping rule violations after testing positive salbutamol and attempting to tamper with the doping control process. ^{[7] [8]}

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Lesotho
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	53rd (h)	100 m	11.09
2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	25th (qf)	100 m	10.63
			8th	200 m	21.13
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	36th (h)	200 m	21.03 1
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	19th (sf)	200 m	21.91
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	28th (h)	60 m	7.00
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	5th	100 m	10.40
			7th	200 m	21.11
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	36th (h)	200 m	20.74
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	23rd (sf)	200 m	20.68
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	200 m	20.36
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	8th (h)	200 m	20.94 2
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	48th (h)	200 m	21.43
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	8th	100 m	10.56
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	100 m	10.04 (w)
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	32nd (h)	100 m	10.25
			49th (h)	200 m	20.65
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	-	100 m	DQ
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	27th (sf)	100 m	10.50 3
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	11th (sf)	100 m	10.44
			10th (sf)	200 m	20.87

¹Did not start in the semifinals

²Disqualified in the semifinals

³Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.11 (+1.4 m/s, Réduit 2015)
• 200 metres – 20.36 (+0.5 m/s, Glasgow 2014)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.00 (Istanbul 2012)

References

1. 2014 CWG bio
2. "Mosito Lehata". IAAF. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
3. "IAAF: Lehata hopes to make history for Lesotho| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
4. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
5. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
6. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
7. Tsiane, Moorosi (9 October 2021). "Lehata banned". Lesotho Times.
8. Majoro, Nthako (10 November 2011). "Doping spoils Lehata's career". Public Eye.

Olympic Games
Preceded by Mamorallo Tjoka	Flagbearer for   Lesotho 2016 Rio de Janeiro	Succeeded by None