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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Mauritius |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | High Performance Training Centre: Mauritius |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | He struggled with injury at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China. (iaaf.org, 10 Oct 2015) He suffered a hamstring injury at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. He made his return to competition in March 2015. (sundayexpress.co.ls, 08 Mar 2015) He injured his hamstring in 2009 and spent six months out of action. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2014) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and reaching the semifinal of the 2013 World Championships in Daegu, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2014) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "Because I have a passion for athletics." |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2014) |
| Hero / Idol | Coach and retired Mauritian sprinter Stephan Buckland. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2014) |
| Ambitions | To reach the final of an Olympic Games, become African champion and the first athlete from Lesotho to run sub-10 seconds. (iaaf.org, 10 Oct 2015) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Stephan Buckland [club], MRI, from 2011 |
| Training Regime | He has trained at the IAAF High Performance Training Centre [HPTC] in Mauritius since 2011. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2006 at high school. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2010 |
| Competing for | Lesotho |
| Tournament | African Championships |
| Location | Kenya |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | King (athletics.com.au, 08 Feb 2014; Facebook page, 25 Jul 2016) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Work hard and leave everything in God's hands." (Athlete, 23 Jul 2014) |
| Other information | RELOCATION He was born in a small village called Ha Moima in Lesotho and knew that his home country was unable to provide the kind of support needed to help him pursue his sporting dreams. He decided to relocate to the IAAF High Performance Training Centre [HPTC] in Mauritius in 2011, where he is coached by Stephan Buckland. “In terms of the support I receive from the HPTC, the list is endless. I get almost everything an athlete needs in order to make it as one of the best in the continent, if not the world, including physiotherapy and hospitality. The director of the centre is always willing to help in any way in order for the athletes to improve.” (iaaf.org, 10 Oct 2015; molaposportscentre.blogspot.com, 13 May 2016) |