Lesotho competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, because of its partial support to the African boycott.
Lesotho National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1996. A total of eight athletes, seven men and one woman, were selected to the Lesotho team to compete only in athletics, boxing, and mountain biking (the nation's Olympic sporting debut in Rio de Janeiro). Track sprinter Mosito Lehata led the Lesotho delegation as the lone returning Olympian from London 2012 and the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Lesotho, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.
Athletics (track and field)
Lesotho athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMosito LehataMen's 100 mcolspan=2 10.254Did not advanceMen's 200 m20.657colspan=2 Did not advanceNamakoe NkhasiMen's 5000 m13:41.9215colspan=4 Did not advanceTsepo MathibelleMen's marathoncolspan=6 Lebenya Nkokacolspan=6 2:25:1395Tsepang SelloWomen's 800 m2:10.228colspan=2 Did not advance
Boxing
Lesotho has entered one boxer to compete only in the men's bantamweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Inkululeko Suntele had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Meanwhile, flyweight boxer Moroke Mokhotho had received a spare Olympic berth as the next highest-ranked boxer, not yet qualified, in the same meet, due to South Africa's decision not to accept spots through the continental qualifier.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMoroke MokhothoMen's flyweightL 0–3Did not advanceInkululeko SunteleMen's bantamweightL 0–3Did not advance
Cycling
Mountain biking Lesotho has received an invitation from Tripartite Commission to send a mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.
AthleteEventTimeRankPhetetso MoneseMen's cross-countryDid not finish
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