Watch: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur felicitates India's Chess Prodigy R Praggnanandhaa

01.09.2023 - 07:43 sports.ndtv.com

Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Friday felicitated the runner-up of International Chess Federation FIDE World Cup 2023 R Praggnanandhaa and his parents for his outstanding performance in the World Cup in New Delhi.

Praggnanandhaa expressed his joy for the support he has got and said that this motivates him to work harder. "We are happy that we are getting this support and it is also motivating us to work hard and perform well in the tournaments and bring laurels to the country," the Indian prodigy told ANI.

During the felicitation, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated Praggnanandhaa for making India proud. "I congratulate him.

He has made India proud. At the age of 16, he did what others could not. Many youngsters get inspiration from him to play Chess.

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