Mosito Lehata

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Mosito Lehata
Personal information
Born (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 36)
Ha Moima, Maseru District, Lesotho
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
 200 metres
Coached by Stéphan Buckland
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Durban 100 m

Mosito Lehata (born 8 April 1989) 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.

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

Has two daughters Lintle Stephanie Lehata and Karabo Jollie Lehata

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland53rd (h)100 m 11.09
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India25th (qf)100 m 10.63
8th200 m 21.13
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea36th (h)200 m 21.03 [a]
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique19th (sf)200 m 21.91
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey28th (h)60 m 7.00
African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin5th100 m 10.40
7th200 m 21.11
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom36th (h)200 m 20.74
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia23rd (sf)200 m 20.68
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom4th200 m 20.36
African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco8th (h)200 m 20.94 [b]
2015 World Championships Beijing, China48th (h)200 m 21.43
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo8th100 m 10.56
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa2nd100 m 10.04 (w)
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil32nd (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, Australia27th (sf)100 m 10.50 [c]
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco11th (sf)100 m 10.44
10th (sf)200 m 20.87
  1. ↑ Did not start in the semifinals
  2. ↑ Disqualified in the semifinals
  3. ↑ Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. 1 2 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.


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