Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, along with Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Khadse, felicitated the Indian chess team, who bagged two gold medals at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad.
The All India Chess Federation (AICF) announced a total cash prize of Rs 3.2 crore for the historic gold medal winners of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad during a felicitation ceremony held in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian men's and women's chess teams on Wednesday at his residence following their double gold medal at the recently concluded International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad.
India's men's and women's teams, who won historic double gold medals at the recently-concluded Chess Olympiad, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday at his residence 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, in the national capital.
In the recently-concluded Chess Olympiad, India's men's and women's teams made history, securing gold medals for the first time in their respective categories and joining the elite company of countries to have pulled off a double of gold medals in the same edition of the competition.
Gukesh was one of the stars of India's double gold medal triumph at the Olympiad, in which the country secured gold medal at the competition for the first time ever and joined the elite company of countries to have pulled off a double of gold medals in the same edition of the competition.
In the recently-concluded Chess Olympiad, India's men's and women's teams made history, securing gold medals for the first time in their respective categories and joining the elite company of countries to have pulled off a double of gold medals in the same edition of the competition.
India displayed a stupendous performance at the ongoing International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad in Budapest to claim two gold medals in both men's and women's events on Sunday.
India batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar extended wishes to the Indian team for securing two gold medals in both the men's and women's events at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad.
PM Modi also acknowledged Team India's double gold victory at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad during his address to the Indian diaspora at Nassau Coliseum in New York and said that "Bharat is full of energy and dreams."
The Global Chess League legendary Indian Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand on Sunday congratulated Team India for claiming two gold medals in both men's and women's events in the Chess Olympiad.