Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Masempe Theko ta halarci wasanninta na farko na wasannin Olympics a lokacin da take da shekaru 25. Ta cancanci bayan karɓar wuri na duniya wanda FINA ta bayar saboda lokacinta mafi kyau na 49.75 seconds a cikin 'yan mata na mita 50
, ya kasance 23.99 seconds a hankali fiye da "B" misali cancantar lokaci. Theko ta ce "bangirma" ne da aka zaɓe ta don wakiltar ƙasarta: "Ban san yadda zan bayyana shi ba, amma a cikin raina yana da girma sosai. Ina fatan taron, kasancewa a London da kuma saduwa da sababbin abokai da kuma sanannun. " An zana ta a zagayen farko na tseren mita 50 na mata a ranar 3 ga watan Agusta, ta kammala ta uku (kuma ta ƙarshe), tare da lokacin 42.35 seconds. Theko ta amsa sama da dakika daya bayan bindiga ta yi harbi don nuna alamar farawar zafi, kodayake ta inganta lokacinta mafi kyau da sama da dakika bakwai. Ta gama 73rd (kuma na ƙarshe) na duk masu iyo gaba ɗaya, kuma ba ta ci gaba zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe ba saboda lokacinta ya kasance 17.07 seconds a hankali fiye da ɗan wasan da ya fi jinkiri wanda ya ci gaba zuwa matakai na gaba.