Lesotho at the 2003 All-Africa Games

Lesotho at the
2003 All-Africa Games
IOC codeLES
NOCLesotho National Olympic Committee
in Abuja
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05) – 17 October 2003 (2003-10-17)
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
6
All-Africa Games appearances

Lesotho competed in the 2003 All-Africa Games held at the National Stadium in the city of Abuja, Nigeria The country sent a substantial team which entered a range of events including athletics and tennis. The team returned with six medals, all in taekwondo, and came sixteenth in the medal table.

Competitors

The Lesotho entered thirty events, twenty six for men and four for women.[1] The country wielded a strong representation in tennis, with Mokoali Eche, Ntsane Moeletsi, Sekhobe Moshoeshoe and Lebohang Tsasanyane all competing in the men’s singles tournament.[2] Tau Khotso ran in the 10,000 metres.[3] A team also competed in the baseball tournament, coming fourth in the qualifying round and fifth overall.[4]

Medal summary

Lesotho won six medals, two gold, a silver and three bronze medals, and was ranked sixteenth in the final medal table.[5]

Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Taekwondo 2 1 3 6
Total 2 1 3 6

List of Medalists

Gold Medal

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 Gold Lineo Mochesane Taekwondo Women's Under 47 kg 15 October 2003 [6][7]
 Gold Johannes Komane Taekwondo Men's Under 62 kg 16 October 2003 [6][7]

Silver Medal

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 Silver Puleng Lala Taekwondo Women's Over 72 kg 18 October 2003 [6][7]

Bronze Medal

Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 Bronze Likeleli Alinah Thamae Taekwondo Women’s Under 51 kg 15 October 2003 [6][7]
 Bronze Letsoela Tatolo Taekwondo Men’s Under 67 kg 16 October 2003 [6][7]
 Bronze Tsoene Mamokoai Taekwondo Women’s Under 67 kg 17 October 2003 [6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Number of Entries by Country". 8allafricagames.org. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 October 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Entry List / Liste des Inscriptions Tennis". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ Fuchs, Carole. "All Africa Games Abuja (Nigeria) 11-16 October 2003". africathle. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Baseball - Result / Baseball - Resultat". 8allafricagames.org. 2004. Archived from the original on 9 April 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  5. ^ "All Africa Games > Abuja 2003 > Medal Table". bestsports. 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Result of Tournament". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Botz, Peter (2004). "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Taekwondo". 8allafricagames.org. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2020.