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. 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. Tau Khotso ran in the 10,000 metres. A team also competed in the baseball tournament, coming fourth in the qualifying round and fifth overall.
Medal summary Lesotho won six medals, two gold, a silver and three bronze medals, and was ranked sixteenth in the final medal table.
Medal table Sport Gold Silver BronzeTotal Taekwondo 2 1 3 6 Total 2 1 3 6
List of Medalists
Gold Medal MedalNameSportEventDateRef Lineo Mochesane Taekwondo Women's Under 47 kg 15 October 2003 Johannes Komane Taekwondo Men's Under 62 kg 16 October 2003
Silver Medal MedalNameSportEventDateRef Puleng Lala Taekwondo Women's Over 72 kg 18 October 2003
Bronze Medal MedalNameSportEventDateRef Likeleli Alinah Thamae Taekwondo Women’s Under 51 kg 15 October 2003 Letsoela Tatolo Taekwondo Men’s Under 67 kg 16 October 2003 Tsoene Mamokoai Taekwondo Women’s Under 67 kg 17 October 2003
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