Lesotho at the 2003 All-Africa Games

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.

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

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 GoldSilverBronze Total
Taekwondo2136
Total2136

List of Medalists

Gold Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 GoldLineo MochesaneTaekwondoWomen's Under 47 kg15 October 2003[6][7]
 GoldJohannes KomaneTaekwondoMen's Under 62 kg16 October 2003[6][7]

Silver Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 SilverPuleng LalaTaekwondoWomen's Over 72 kg18 October 2003[6][7]

Bronze Medal
Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
 BronzeLikeleli Alinah ThamaeTaekwondoWomen’s Under 51 kg15 October 2003[6][7]
 BronzeLetsoela TatoloTaekwondoMen’s Under 67 kg16 October 2003[6][7]
 BronzeTsoene MamokoaiTaekwondoWomen’s Under 67 kg17 October 2003[6][7]
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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. "Result of Tournament". Taekwondo Data. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. Botz, Peter (2004). "8th All-Africa Games Schedule: Taekwondo". 8allafricagames.org. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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