"For The Last 100 Years...": India Chess Star Vantika Agarwal To NDTV On Rare Olympiad Double Gold

25.09.2024 - 04:07 sports.ndtv.com

India scripted history by claiming double gold at the Chess Olympiad 2024 with both the men's and women's teams winning their maiden gold medals.

The men's team defeated Slovenia after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanadhaa won their respective matches in their final round match.

The women's team won their final match against Azerbaijan to secure the top prize. Vantika Agrawal was one of the members who impressed as part of the Indian team and she told NDTV that both the men's and women's team players were extremely proud to end India's wait for the Olympiad gold medal. "I just feel so happy.

When we won the medal, we were on top of the world. We didn't even know how to express ourselves. Winning double gold and that too for the first time.

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