Lesotho at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Lesotho sent athletes to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by its Lesotho National Olympic Committee.

Five athletes from Lesotho took part in the games. Four of them were men, and one was a woman. They competed in two sports: athletics and boxing.

Background

Lesotho first joined the Olympic Games at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. They missed the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, but they have been in every game since the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was their ninth time joining the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

Five athletes from Lesotho went to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They took part in two sports.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Four athletes from Lesotho took part in the athletics events. Moses Mosuhli, Tsotang Maine, and Clement Lebopo ran in the men's marathon, and Mamorallo Tjoka ran in the women's marathon. The races happened at the Beijing National Stadium in Chaoyang, Beijing, between August 15 and 24, 2008.

Sadly, none of the athletes finished their races. Mosuhli, Maine, and Lebopo did not complete the men's marathon on August 24, and Tjoka did not finish the women's marathon on August 17.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

One athlete from Lesotho, Emanuel Thabiso Nketu, took part in boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was in the bantamweight group and had his first fight on August 12, 2008. Nketu fought against Bruno Julie from Mauritius but did not win. The boxing events were held at the Workers' Gymnasium in Chaoyang, Beijing, from August 9 to August 24, 2008.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Emanuel Thabiso Nketu	Bantamweight	Julie (MRI) L 8–17	Did not advance