Tebello Ramakongoana Explained

Tebello Ramakongoana
Nationality:Lesotho
Sport:Athletics
Event:Marathon
Birth Date:13 October 1996
Birth Place:Mohlapiso, Maseepho Community Council, Qacha's Nek, Lesotho
Pb:Marathon: 2:07:58 (Paris, 2024)

Tebello Ramakongoana (born 13October 1996) is a long-distance runner from Lesotho. He was fourth in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[1]

Career

He comes from Mohlapiso, Maseepho in the Qacha's Nek District of Lesotho and is a member of Xcel Running Club.[2]

He competed in 2023 with a Lesotho National Olympics Committee (LNOC) athletics scholarship.[3] In March 2023, he won the Durban Marathon.[4] In 2023, he also set a new Lesotho national half Marathon record with a run of 1:00:35 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Half Marathon in Gqeberha.[5]

He finished in fourth place in the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in a personal best time of 2:09:57.[6]

In February 2024, he set a new national record time of 2:08:09 at the Osaka Marathon.[7] He won the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington in May 2024.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tebello Ramakongoana. World Athletics. 6 June 2024.
  2. Web site: 'My target is to run sub 2:08' - Tebello Ramakongoana reflects on great 2023 and looks ahead to 2024. Thetoprunner. 6 June 2024. Thathe . Msimango. January 22, 2024.
  3. Web site: Ramakongoana qualifies for Olympic games. newsdayonline. 7 June 2024. Seabata . Mahao . 4 September 2023.
  4. Web site: 'You have to work hard' - Ramakongoana shares his secret after winning Durban International Marathon. The Top Runner. 6 June 2024. Mosibodi . Whitehead. March 13, 2023.
  5. Web site: 'There is a new Thabang' - SA Champ Mosiako reigns supreme at NMB Half Marathon. Thetoprunner.co.za. 7 June 2024. Thathe . Msimango. June 3, 2023.
  6. Web site: Tebello Ramakongoana Qualifies For The Olympics. news.vdoto2. 6 June 2024. 20 September 2023.
  7. Web site: RAMAKONGOANA SMASHES NATIONAL RECORD IN MARATHON. lena.gov. 7 June 2024. 28 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Tebello Ramakogoana uses patient approach to win Bloomsday men's elite title. Spokesman.com. 6 June 2024. May 5, 2024.