Lesotho National Olympic Committee

On this day 60 years ago (16th of June 1961), the International Olympic Academy opened its
doors to the Youth of the world, inaugurating with the most emphatic way the center of
Olympic Education and Research that Pierre de Coubertin had envisioned.
It was the first day of the 1st International Session for Young Participants, at the place where
nowadays the premises of the IOA are, in Ancient Olympia, with the presence of 31 students
from 24 countries. From that day and for 60 consecutive years, the IOA constitutes the main pillar of Olympic
Education internationally, spreading the Olympic values through its educational programs,
educating every year the new ambassadors of Olympism world widely.

Avery Brundage, one of the former IOC presidents, in 1967, referred to the IOA as the “Mecca
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Our NFs are reminded that they still need to submit Return to Sport Strategies for review and guidance by the Task Team to ensure compliance.

The Lesotho National Olympic Committee President Mrs. Matlohang MOILOA- RAMOQOPO has been elected unopposed into the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) , she was elected as the Second Vice President of ANOCA. The Lesotho National Olympic Committee Executive Board, Secretariat and all stakeholders within the Olympic Family wishe to convey their sincere heartfelt gratitude to Mrs. RAMOQOPO in her endeavour engagements in advancing the promotion of principles of Olympism.

The Lesotho National Olympic Committee celebrated Christmas differently this year. The celebration was done through distribution of grocery hampers to sixty athletes from thirty national sport federations. The hampers were distributed to those athletes in need of food during this festive season which is a hard one as the sporting fraternity is still experiencing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Olympafrica Youth Ambassador Programme ( OYAP) under the auspices of the Lesotho National Olympic Committee conducted the training on COVID-19 Prevention for Adolescent Girls and Young Women ( AGYW) and their Male counterparts. The training was held on Sunday, the 11^th and Monday , the 12^th October 2020. The training was meant to equip the Peer Educator, On-Site Screeners and Data Collectors with relevant skills that will enable them to implement the awareness and educational campaign effectively. The project has been funded by the Canadian Embassy in South Africa under its  Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). The training was conducted in collaboration with the  Ministry of Health and the District Corona- Virus Secretariat (DICOSEC)...

Volunteer Opportunities at Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) on COVID-19 Response.

The Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) through the support of the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) seeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 amongst Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) through different interventions that are geared towards minimizing the spread of infections and hence building resilient communities. The project aims to recruit volunteers in different cadres who will be the primary implementers of the interventions to be carried out in Maseru urban councils. (e.g Thetsane, Abia, Lithoteng, Motimposo, Central, Qoaling, Lithabaneng, etc).

The deadline for submission of required documentation is on or before Monday, the 28^th September 2020.

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The Lesotho National Olympic Committee through its Media and Marketing Commission has embarked on the development of the Communication and Marketing Framework of the NOC. The participants for the session are National Sports Federations Public Relations and Communications Officers. The development of the LNOC Communication and Marketing Framework will assist the organization to position itself regarding its Marketing and communication strategies.

In a way to observe the safety precautions and guidelines during this
pandemic (COVID-19) the session has been scheduled to happen in two phases to ensure and observe social distancing and all other measures that can prohibit the spread of the virus.

Team Taekwondo on the other hand will depart tomorrow for Rabat, Morocco for the Taekwondo African Qualifier starting on the 22^nd to 23^rd February 2020.

The team is build up of 4 athletes:

• Michelle TAU (based in Germany);
• Rethabile TJOTJO;
• Marumo MOLOISANE (based in Germany);
• Ramosoeu NKUEBE

And 2 coaches:

• Liau MOLIKOE;
• Markus KOHLOFFEL

The NOC wishes the team the best of luck.

Team Boxing left for Tokyo 2020 African Boxing Qualifications to be held in Dakar, Senegal from the 18^th to the 29^th February 2020.

The team is build up of 5 boxers:

• Thlolohelo MOKHESI;
• Moroke MOKHOTHO;
• Qhobosheane MOHLEREPE;
• Arena PAKELA;
• Mokhachane MOSHOESHOE

And 2 coaches:

• Hopolang MABELE;
• Thabiso NKETU