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Lesotho competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. This was the country's eleventh time taking part in the Summer Olympics, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics when it joined an African boycott.
Lesotho sent its largest team ever to the Games since 1996 Summer Olympics. Eight athletes, seven men and one woman, took part in three sports: athletics, boxing, and mountain biking. Mountain biking was a new sport for Lesotho at the Olympics.
The team was led by track sprinter Mosito Lehata, who had also competed in London 2012. He carried Lesotho’s flag during the opening ceremony. Even though Lesotho has taken part in many Olympics, it has not yet won its first Olympic medal.
Athletics (track and field)
Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Athletes from Lesotho qualified to compete in several track and road events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Each event allowed up to three athletes to participate.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mosito Lehata | Men's 100 m | Bye | 10.25 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's 200 m | 20.65 | 7 | —N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Namakoe Nkhasi | Men's 5000 m | 13:41.92 | 15 | —N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Tsepo Mathibelle | Men's marathon | —N/a | DNF | ||||||
| Lebenya Nkoka | —N/a | 2:25:13 | 95 | ||||||
| Tsepang Sello | Women's 800 m | 2:10.22 | 8 | —N/a | Did not advance | ||||
Boxing
Main articles: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Lesotho sent one boxer to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Inkululeko Suntele earned his place by winning a semifinal match at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Another boxer, Moroke Mokhotho, got a spot because South Africa chose not to use all of their spots from the same tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Moroke Mokhotho | Men's flyweight |  Kharroubi (MAR)L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Inkululeko Suntele | Men's bantamweight |  Mhamdi (TUN)L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Mountain biking
Lesotho was invited by the Tripartite Commission to send a mountain biker to compete in the men's Olympic cross-country race. This marked the first time the nation participated in mountain biking at the Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phetetso Monese | Men's cross-country | Did not finish | |
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