KHOTLELE Litsitso

Lesotho

Athletics

Date of Birth: 8 Mar 1984

Age: 37

Gender: Female

Sport Class: F44

Place of birth: MOKHOTLONG

Birth Country:

Lesotho

Place of residence : MASERU

Residence Country:

Lesotho

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Discus Throw - F64	9

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Standing - Standing Discus	Women's Discus Throw - F64 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
10	Discus Throw - F44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	19.91
World Championships
8	Women's Shot Put F64	2019	Dubai, UAE	7.13
10	Discus Throw - F64	2019	Dubai, UAE	18.88

Hobbies:

Shopping. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English, Sotho

Coach:

Thabiso Raisoane [national], LES

Other sports:

She has competed in Para table tennis for Mpokho Club in Maseru, Lesotho. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Debut:

2016 for Lesotho, Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Start:

She was introduced to Para athletics in 2004. She began competing in the sport in 2012. (Athlete, 07 Sep 2016)

Reason:

"I once saw people doing discus and shot put and that is how it got my attention." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Training:

She trains around seven hours a week. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Hero:

Basotho long-distance runner Mamoroallo Tjoka. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Influence:

Coach Thabiso Raisoane. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Ritual:

She prays before competitions. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2021)

Award:

In 2017 she was named Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability at the Lesotho Annual Sports Awards. (lsrc.org.ls, 08 Apr 2017)

She was flag bearer for Lesotho at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016)

General Interest

Classification
F44 (IPC, 04 Mar 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as a member of the Lesotho National Association of the Physically Disabled [LNAPD] Youth League Committee. (lnfod.org.ls, 27 Jun 2020)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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