admin Lesotho’s star sprinter Mojela Koneshe has made history at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, by setting a new national record in the men’s 100 metres. Koneshe clocked an impressive 10.07 seconds to win his opening heat and qualify for tomorrow’s semi-finals, breaking the long-standing national record of 10.11 seconds set by Mosito Lehata a decade ago. The performance marks a major breakthrough for Koneshe, who is making his second Commonwealth Games appearance after failing to progress beyond the heats in Birmingham in 2022.
Meanwhile, Lesotho’s boxers have continued to impress in Glasgow. Mathealira Seholoholo reached the last 16 in the men’s 55kg division after knocking out Northern Ireland’s Louis Rooney, but his campaign ended yesterday with a defeat to Australia’s Dixon Jye. Pooana Khoahli has emerged as one of Lesotho’s standout performers, defeating Niue’s Pao De Niro and Jamaica’s Cope Martez to book his place in the quarter-finals of the men’s 65kg division.
Refiloe Thai also advanced to the last 16 after a convincing 4-0 victory over Nigeria’s Ayomide Foly Hassan in the men’s 70kg category and is due to face Seychelles’ Bonne Lorenzo later today for a place in the quarter-finals. Lesotho’s athletes continue to raise the country’s flag high with a series of encouraging performances at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
