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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 eleventh time Lesotho joined the Olympics, except for the 1976 Summer Olympics when it did not take part.
Lesotho sent its largest team ever since the 1996 Summer Olympics. Eight athletes, seven men and one woman, competed in three sports: athletics, boxing, and mountain biking. Mountain biking was a new sport for Lesotho.
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. Lesotho has joined many Olympics but has not yet won a medal.
Athletics (track and field)
Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
Athletes from Lesotho were allowed to take part in some running and road races at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In each race, up to three athletes could join in.
| 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 match at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Another boxer, Moroke Mokhotho, also got a spot because South Africa did not 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 to send a mountain biker to the men's race. This was the first time Lesotho took part in mountain biking at the Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phetetso Monese | Men's cross-country | Did not finish | |
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