Branton Matondo
Young table tennis star Trust Madoro recently increased four to his 39 medal tally after registering successive wins at Veritas Sports Club in the capital.
Trust, who is only 14 years old scooped player of the tournament award, under 15 silver and under 18 singles gold.
Speaking to TellZim News, Trust’s coach and father Kudakwashe Madoro expressed happiness over the recent achievements by the young lad.
“Yes, we were in Harare at Veritas Sports Club for a tournament hosted by Dominican Convent School. It was a schools’ tournament for Under 15 and 18 age groups. Trust participated and won Under 15 Silver, Under 18 gold singles Gold, under 18 doubles Gold, and a medal for player of the tournament,” said Kudakwashe,
Trust who already had 39 medals to his name now has 43 medals in total.
“The Under 18 singles final was not an easy match for Trust. It was a tough one but because of training and endurance he managed to beat Aidan Mabhaudhi from Goromonzi High School. For the doubles, Emmanuel Muzeza has always been his partner for the past 3 to 4 years so they connect well in terms of movement. Their gold medal in the doubles is well deserved,” added Kudakwashe.
Kudakwashe also received coach of the tournament award.
Trust’s started his career at a tender age of 8.
His first tournament was Manicaland Closed tourney held on March 25, 2017 at Mutare Teachers College (MTC) where he clinched a Gold medal in the under 10 cluster.
He then featured in Zim Open tournaments and Provincial Open tournaments.
The zenith of his career so far is a tournament held in the Zambian capital Lusaka. He competed against competitors from 5 regional countries (Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) winning the only Zimbabwean medal, a silver medal in the under 13 cluster.
Sponsorship for the young lad has been the major worry that has affected his tours to other countries to feature in tournaments.
