Matlhatsi rules the table tennis roost

Top of the game: Matlhatsi PIC: KABO MPAETONA
Top of the game: Matlhatsi PIC: KABO MPAETONA

He comes across as shy and soft spoken, but Thobo Matlhatsi is undisputedly Botswana’s king of table tennis. The pint-sized Lance Corporal at Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is the number one table tennis player in the country.

Matlhatsi told Mmegi Sport this week at Sir Seretse Khama Barracks (SSKB) recreation centre that playing table tennis was the last resort after losing interest in football due to short height.

Matlhatsi was born in Molepolole in July 4, 1984 and he is the third born child of Philip and Salvina Matlhatsi.

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