Top boxers Moroke Mokhotho and Arena Pakela left the country for Zambia where they will be in training for the weeks.
They are preparing for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, which are running from 23 July to 8 August 2021.The boxers will be in Zambia along with their coach, Hopolang Mabele.
The Lesotho Boxing Association (LeBA) reported that thi week the boxers will be going out for a training, and they are expected back on the second of June 2021. He said the reason the boxers are sending it is just to learn from those who have qualified for the Olympics.
“Our boxers failed to qualify but there are still chances that we can have boxers at the games through the recently introduced qualifying system based on rankings of our top ranked boxer Pakela (75kg) who is fifth in his weight range,” public relation officer, Mabele said.
“Although only the top ranked boxer in the range qualifies, Pakela may still qualify because other boxers above him may not be available for the Olympics for various reasons. Therefore, we are looking to forward to seeing what will transpire.