Jobo Khatoane

Jobo Khatoane (born June 8, 1991) is a professional Mosotho long-distance runner. He was selected to compete in the marathon at the 2012 London Olympics[1] but had to withdraw before the race due to a pelvis injury.[2]

He was scheduled to compete in the men's half marathon at the 2019 African Games but he did not start.[3]

Khatoane won the Mpumalanga Marathon in 2024, billed as Africa's richest marathon, with a prize money of R1 million.[4] However, he, along with other winners, did not receive any prize money, and criminal charges have been laid against the organiser.[5]

References

  1. ^ Smith, David (14 July 2012). "London 2012: Lesotho's athletes hope Olympics will put kingdom on the map".
  2. ^ "Local athlete pulls off Olympic challenge". 4 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  4. ^ Mothowagae, Daniel. "Africa's richest marathon: R1 million up for grabs' prize confirmed". News24. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  5. ^ Moloi, Herman. "How non-payment shattered dreams of Mpumalanga Marathon winners". Sowetan. Retrieved 2025-06-20.



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