Ngenxa yale ngulo kaKgothatso, oogqirha kwanyanzeleka ukuba omnye umlenze wakhe mabawunqumle phantsi kwedolo. Usebenzisa ilungu lomzimba elingelilo elokwenene.Eselula abanye abantwana babengafuni ukudlala naye ngenxa yokuba wayekhubazekile. Noxa kwakunjalo umama wakhe zange athande ukumphatha ngokwahlukileyo, kwakukho imisebenzi yendlu ekwakufuneka eyenzile.

UKgothatso wathunyelwa ngumama wakhe esikolweni sabo baneeMfuno eziKhethekileyo esiyiHelen Franz Special Needs School. Esi sisikolo sabafundi abakhubazekileyo ngandlela ithile.Ekweso sikolo uKgothatso wasibonakalisa isiphiwo anaso kwezemidlalo.Eselapho walinikwa nethuba lokubandakanyeka emdanisweni oyiBallroom nakwiLatin American.

Enye yeetitshala zesikolo awayekuso uKgothatso yamnyula ukuba makamele eso sikolo kwindawo ekwakudlalelwa kuyo intenetya eRhawutini.Wayengazange wayidlala intenetya uKgothatso!Wathi uKgothatso, “Kwanyanzeleka ukuba mandidlale ngenxa yokuba ndafundiswa ukubahlonipha abantu abadala.”

Wadlala kakuhle uKgothatso apho kwakudlalelwa khona. Eso yaba sisiqalo sohambo lwakhe ukuze ade abe ngumdlali wentenetya osesitulweni esinamavili nodlala kumazwe ngamazwe.Waphiwa isitulo esinamavili nezinto zonke zokudlala intenetya.Le ntombi yayikuhambo lwayo lokuba ngomnye wabantu boMzantsi Afrika abakudidi oluphezulu kwezemidlalo nangona bekhubazekile.

UKgothatso waqalisa ukulungenela ukhuphiswa lwabadlali bentenetya abadlala besezitulweni ezinamavili ehlabathini jikelele. Waphumelela ukhuphiswano eBelgium naseSwitzerland.Itumente yentenetya yaseSwitzerland yaba lolona khuphiswano aluthandayo. EMzantsi Afrika wawongwa izihlandlo ezithathu njengomntu obhinqileyo wonyaka okwezemidlalo nokhubazekileyo.

Ngo2013 nango2014 uKgothatso wathatha inxaxheba kwiitumente zentenetya zabadlala besezitulweni ezinamavili eFransi, eOstreliya naseMerika.Eyedwa wakhuphisana nomnye umdlali wentenetya okhubazekileyo. Kwakhona wabandakanyeka emdlalweni wababini becala elinye bekhuphisana nesibini esikhubazekileyo naso selinye icala.

Kwakhona uKgothatso wangenela ukhuphiswano lweMidlalo yeeParalympic, leyo yiMidlalo yeeOlympic yabantu bezemidlalo abakhubazekileyo.Yayingumsebenzi onzima ukuziqeqeshela olo khuphiswano, noxa kunjalo akazange anikezele uKgothatso.Nakule sikuyo imihla usalungenela ukhuphiswano njengelungu leQela loMzantsi Afrika labadlali abakhubazekileyo abaseMidlalweni yeeOlympic.

UKgothatso wasebenza nzima ezimisele nasezifundweni zakhe. KwiYunivesithi yaseVenda wafundela isidanga seNzululwazi kwezoLonwabo nakwezeMidlalo.Apho eyunivesithi intenetya yabo basezitulweni ezinamavili yayikukuphela komdlalo owawulungiselelwe abantu abakhubazekileyo bezemidlalo.

EWimbledon eNgilane kulapho qho ngonyaka kubanjelwa khona olunye ukhuphiswano lwentenetya oludumileyo nekukudala lwabakhona.Ngo2018 uKgothatso waba ngumntu wokuqala obhinqileyo oNtsundu waseMzantsi Afrika owabonwa ekufanele ukudlalela ubuntshatsheli eWimbledon.

Kwafuneka ukuba uKgothatso makahambe aye eNgilane kwitumente yaseWimbledon. Nangona kwakunjalo kwakungekho mali yokuluhlawulela uhambo nendawo awayeza kuhlala kuyo uKgothatso.Yakhathazeka le ntombi kukungabi nandlela yokuya apho kuba yayingekho imali. Ngethamsanqa wafumana uncedo kwiqela labantu ababhinqileyo abangoosomashishini!

Ngo2018 iWimbledon yaba yitumente yesine yeGrand Slam kaKgothatso.Ezona zibalulekileyo izihlandlo ezine zokhuphiswano lwamazwe ngamazwe kwintenetya zaziwa njengeGrand Slam.UKgothatso waba ngowokuqala waseAfrika odlala intenetya esesitulweni esinamavili, owangenela ukhuphiswano nowayekwiitumente ezine zeGrand Slam kwakuloo nyaka mnye.

UKgothatso ungumdlali wentenetya okudidi oluphezulu eMzantsi Afrika nakwizwekazi iAfrika. Ungomnye wabahlanu abakudidi oluphezulu bengabadlali bentenetya abadlala besezitulweni ezinamavili ehlabathini!Ukongeza kwimpumelelo yakhe, uKgothatso uyanceda ekuxhaseni abanye abadlali abakhubazekileyo. Yena uyasibonisa ukuba umntu angayiyo nantoni na, akukhathaliseki nokuba ukhubazekile.