Mosito Lehata (born 8 April 1989) is a Mosotho athlete competing in sprinting events. He is the current holder of the Lesotho national record for the 100-meter at 10.11 seconds, and has won the national track championships on shorter tracks.
Lehata is currently serving a five year ban set to end in 2026 in relation to anti-doping rule violations.
Has two daughters Lintle Stephanie Lehata and Karabo Jollie Lehata
Career He was eliminated in the first round of the men's 200 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 200 m event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, he reached the semifinals. Lehata set a new national record in the 200 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing in 4th.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lehata 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. 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. He was the flagbearer for Lesotho during the Parade of Nations.
Anti-doping ban In 2021, Lehata received a five year competition ban for two anti-doping rule violations after testing positive salbutamol and attempting to tamper with the doping control process.
Competition record Representing 2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland53rd (h)100 m11.092010Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India25th (qf)100 m10.638th200 m21.132011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea36th (h)200 m21.03All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique19th (sf)200 m21.912012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey28th (h)60 m7.00African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin5th100 m10.407th200 m21.11Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom36th (h)200 m20.742013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia23rd (sf)200 m20.682014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom4th200 m20.36African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco8th (h)200 m20.942015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China48th (h)200 m21.43African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo8th100 m10.562016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa2nd100 m10.04 (w)Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil32nd (h)100 m10.2549th (h)200 m20.652017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom -100 mDQ2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia27th (sf)100 m10.502019African GamesRabat, Morocco11th (sf)100 m10.4410th (sf)200 m20.87
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)
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