Hyderabad’s Snehit to play in Polish league

"I’m really excited with this contract. It is a new journey that would give me a great opportunity in terms of international match exposure," said Snehit

Hyderabad: Promising Hyderabad paddler S Fidel R Snehit has been signed to play for the Polish 1st league club- UKS Villa Verde Olesno. He thereby became the first Telugu player to get an opportunity to play in European league.

Snehit, the former national youth champion and bronze medallist in men’s in the latest edition of Senior Nationals, interacted with the club owner Marek Tatarczuch and signed a contract on Sunday. The Olesno-based club recruited Snehit for one year.

“I’m really excited with this contract. It is a new journey that would give me a great opportunity in terms of international match exposure,” said Snehit

Snehit, a final year Mass Communication and Journalism student of St Joseph’s College, has been in Spain since May to represent a club in league matches. Later, he moved to Poland where he won a league title last week. He is all set to play in a couple of league matches in Germany in July before returning to Hyderabad to attend his final examinations.

Snehit thanked his coach Somnath Ghosh of ‘Somnath Ghosh MLR-UTT Academy’ for his strong support and guidance.

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