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 code	LES
NOC	Lesotho National Olympic Committee
in Abuja 5 October 2003 – 17 October 2003
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 6
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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. "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.