Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

first participated at the

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in 1972 and has sent athletes to compete in every

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since then, except when they boycotted the

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along with most other African nations. Lesotho has never participated in the

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. To date, no athlete from Lesotho has ever won an Olympic medal. The

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for Lesotho was created in 1971 and recognized by the

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in 1972.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Flag bearers

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Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Flag bearers

See also

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