Lesotho is a mountainous landlocked Kingdom surrounded entirely by South Africa.

Lesotho at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Lesotho finished in a tie for thirty-third at Glasgow 2026, the first Commonwealth Games staged with a reduced program of 10 sports. Lesotho won 2 bronze medals, ending a 20-year wait for a place on the Commonwealth Games podium.

Both bronzes came from the boxing ring: Pooana Khoahli reached the semifinals of the men's 65kg division, while Rapelang Maselela became the first female boxer in Lesotho's history to reach a Commonwealth Games semifinal, in the women's 57kg. The final medal standings, with Lesotho's placing, are shown below.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Australia 70 45 56 171
2 England 29 45 36 110
3 Canada 19 20 23 62
4 India 13 17 9 39
5 Scotland 13 9 17 39
6 New Zealand 10 14 12 36
7 Nigeria 10 7 7 24
8 Jamaica 10 4 5 19
9 Wales 9 10 12 31
10 Malaysia 8 3 5 16
11 South Africa 7 11 10 28
12 Northern Ireland 3 4 9 16
13 Kenya 3 4 5 12
14 Cyprus 1 5 6 12
15 Mauritius 1 2 1 4
16 Cameroon 1 1 3 5
17 Jersey 1 1 0 2
17 Samoa 1 1 0 2
17 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 2
20 Fiji 1 0 1 2
20 Isle of Man 1 0 1 2
20 Bahamas 1 0 1 2
23 British Virgin Islands 1 0 0 1
23 Dominica 1 0 0 1
23 Grenada 1 0 0 1
26 Trinidad and Tobago 0 3 4 7
27 Uganda 0 2 1 3
28 Singapore 0 2 0 2
29 Namibia 0 1 2 3
30 Ghana 0 1 1 2
31 Barbados 0 1 0 1
31 Guernsey 0 1 0 1
33 Lesotho 0 0 2 2

Trivia

  • Lesotho became members of the Commonwealth in 1966, and made their debut in the 1974 Commonwealth Games which were held in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  • Since that debut, they have taken part in every Games apart from Brisbane in 1982.
  • Lesotho won its first-ever medal in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 taking the gold in the men's marathon whilst a boxing silver in Manchester was the highlight of the 2002 Games for them.