Mosito Lehata Explained

Mosito Lehata (born 8 April 1989 in Maseru) is a Mosotho athlete competing in sprinting events.^[2] He is the current holder of the Lesotho national record for the 100-meter at 10.11 seconds, and has consistently won the national track championships on shorter tracks. He was eliminated in the first round of the men's 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Lehata found success in the 200 m event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics when he finished in the first round ahead of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and advanced to the semifinals. He set a new national record in the 200 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing in 4th, four hundredths of a second behind the bronze medal winner.^[3]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 100 m and 200 m events. He finished 4th in his heat for the 100 m with a time of 10.25 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.^[4] He finished 7th in his heat for the 200 m with a season best time of 20.65 seconds, but did not qualify for the semifinals.^[5] He was the flagbearer for Lesotho during the Parade of Nations.^[6]

Competition record

Representing
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	53rd (h)	100 m	11.09
2010	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	25th (qf)	100 m	10.63
			8th	200 m	21.13
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	36th (h)	200 m	21.031
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	19th (sf)	200 m	21.91
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	28th (h)	60 m	7.00
	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	5th	100 m	10.40
			7th	200 m	21.11
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	36th (h)	200 m	20.74
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	23rd (sf)	200 m	20.68
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	200 m	20.36
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	8th (h)	200 m	20.942
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	48th (h)	200 m	21.43
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	8th	100 m	10.56
2016		Durban, South Africa	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 m	10.04 (w)
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	32nd (h)	100 m	10.25
			49th (h)	200 m	20.65
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	-	100 m	DQ
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	27th (sf)	100 m	10.503
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	11th (sf)	100 m	10.44
			10th (sf)	200 m	20.87

¹Did not start in the semifinals

²Disqualified in the semifinals

³Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.11 (+1.4 m/s, Réduit 2015)
• 200 metres – 20.36 (+0.5 m/s, Glasgow 2014)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.00 (Istanbul 2012)

References

Notes and References

1. http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1034570/m_lehata.html 2014 CWG bio
2. Web site: Mosito Lehata . IAAF . 30 June 2012.
3. Web site: IAAF: Lehata hopes to make history for Lesotho News iaaf.org. iaaf.org. 2018-01-23.
4. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826084527/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-100m . 2016-08-26 .
5. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820183641/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-200m . 2016-08-20 .
6. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. 2016-08-16. 2016-08-26.