Lesotho at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Lesotho competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.^[1] This was Lesotho's 12th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Lesotho at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Lesotho
CGF code	LES
CGA	Lesotho National Olympic Committee
Website	lnoc.org.ls
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors	21 (15 men and 6 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Lerato Sechele Tumelo Makae
Flag bearer (closing)	Moroke Mokhotho
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

Lesotho's team consisted of 21 athletes (15 men and six women) competing in four sports.^[2] Lerato Sechele and Tumelo Makae were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony, while Moroke Mokhotho was the closing ceremony flagbearer.^[3]

Competitors

The Lesotho team is scheduled to consist of 21 athletes.^[1]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	5	6	11
Boxing	5	0	5
Cycling	4	0	4
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	15	6	21

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mojela Koneshe	100 m	10.46	4	did not advance
Tebello Ramakongoana	5000 m	—				14:54.62	17
Tsepo Mathibelle	Marathon	—				2:38:52	17
Motlokoa Nkhabutlane		—				did not finish
Lebenya Nkoka		—				2:32:52	15

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Manqabang Tsibela	800 m	2:13.34	6	did not advance
	1500 m	4:40.01	7	did not advance
Mathakane Letsie	5000 m	—		17:25.32	21
Neheng Khatala	10,000 m	—		33:27.35	12
Mathakane Letsie		—		36:50.62	13
Mokulubete Makatisi	Marathon	—		2:36:05	8

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Lerato Sechele	Triple jump	12.57	12
Litsitso Khotlele	Discus throw F44/64	24.07	9

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Retselisitsoe Kolobe	Flyweight	—	Dodd (WAL) L RSC	did not advance
Phomolo Lengola	Bantamweight	—	H-Allan (WAL) L 1 - 4	did not advance
Moroke Mokhotho	Featherweight	Hussain (PAK) L RSC	did not advance
Qhobosheane Mohlerepe	Light welterweight	Atmatzidis (CYP) W 5 - 0	Sanford (CAN) L 0 - 5	did not advance
Arena Pakela	Light middleweight	Ssenyange (UGA) W 4 - 1	Walsh (NIR) L 0 - 5	did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Teboho Khantsi	Road race	DNF
Kabelo Makatile		DNF

Mountain Biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Tumelo Makae	Men’s cross-country	LAP
Phetetso Monese		LAP

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Weight Lifted		Total	Rank
		Snatch	Clean & jerk
Nkhahle Sebota	Men's -61 kg	80	106	186	8