THE Lesotho Taekwondo Association (LTA)’s affiliation to both the Lesotho National Olympics Committee (LNOC) and the Lesotho Sport and Recreation Commission (LSRC) has been suspended, following a long-running internal wrangling that led to a court case related to the holding of its annual elective assembly.

“LNOC and LSRC joint legal team has informed the LNOC executive committee that they have exhausted all forms of assistance to the Lesotho Taekwondo Association to facilitate an executive Annual General Meeting.

“It is in this regard that the LNOC executive board at its seating of July 6, resolved to suspend the LTA administration as of July 7 until a new LTA committee is in place. The LNOC will be responsible for LTA athletes and the LNOC shall not assist the LTA administrative body and the LNOC will also consider only the communication of the LTA Elective Annual General Meeting,” the LNOC Chief Executive Officer, ’Mathato Makhorole said in a letter to the LTA Secretary General, on Thursday August 5.

The LTA also issued a press statement on Monday informing its members and the public about its suspension from aforementioned mother bodies.

“LTA is put under suspension after one member of the LNOC who was contesting for presidential position took the association to the courts of law which contravenes provisions of the LNOC constitution. Further to this, LNOC, LSRC and LTA are still defendants in the High Court of Lesotho where one LTA member has sued the trio.

“The two stipulated in the letter that they will now work with athletes directly. The LTA is dismayed by this act when LNOC elections are just imminent. The association is working tirelessly to bring back the sport to where it used to be and we hope honesty and fairness shall prevail from our mother bodies,” LTA Vice Secretary, Relebohile Moletsane said in a statement.