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Grand reception awaits Snehit
A notable aspect about Snehit’s showing is that he did not even figure in the original Indian list. Credit ought to go to the country’s Italian coach, Massimo Constantini, who noticed the spark in the Hyderabad boy, gambled on him and took him along to Jordan. And, of course, the boy, who presently trains under S Raman, did not let him down!
Hyderabad: A rousing reception awaits S Fidel R Snehit on his arrival from an epoch-making outing in the 2017 ITTF World Junior Circuit Jordan Junior & Cadet Open that concluded in Amman late Saturday night.
With an impressive haul of three medals, including a gold, which implies he won a medal in each event he participated, Snehit has performed beyond the expectations of the fraternity. With the latest showing, Snehit’s current international medal tally stands at an impressive ten. For the records, India came up with a brilliant showing in the championship with a record tally of 24 medals.
A notable aspect about Snehit’s showing is that he did not even figure in the original Indian list. Credit ought to go to the country’s Italian coach, Massimo Constantini, who noticed the spark in the Hyderabad boy, gambled on him and took him along to Jordan. And, of course, the boy, who presently trains under S Raman, did not let him down!
A fine product of the city-based Global Table Tennis Academy (GTTA), Snehit did not hide his disappointment at the failure on the final day, when his team India ‘B’ was beaten fair and square by India ‘A’.
"It was indeed a disappointing day. I gave my best shot but Parth and Jeet (the opponents) came up with stunning performances," Snehit said.
However, he was more than happy that the Amman event is likely to be his career watershed. He thanked the chief national coach for having a belief in his abilities to pull it off.
Meanwhile, it will be a great home-coming for the boy as GTTA has lined up a big felicitation function for him.According to GTTA officials, Snehit will join the Airport Authority of India (AAI) team to take part in the inter-institutional championship that is to begin in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Results-Team event-Finals: India ‘B’ lost to India ‘A’ 1-3: SFR Snehit (India-B) lost to Parth Virmani 10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 7-11, 6-11; Shivaji Roy (India-B) lost to Jeet Chandra 4-11, 8-11, 6-11; Anukram Jain/SFR Snehit bt Parth Virmani/Manush Shah 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5; SFR Snehit lost to Jeet Chandra 12-14, 10-12, 11-13; Semifinals:India ‘B’ bt Egypt 3-0: SFR Snehit bt Abdel-Aziz Youssef 11-9, 5-11, 5-11, 11-2, 11-7; Anukram Jain bt Meshref Ahmed 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9; SFR Snehit/Anukram Jain bt Abdel-Aziz Youssef/Meshref Ahmed 11-8, 11-4, 12-14, 11-9.
