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India on Sunday scripted history as its men's and women's teams clinched their maiden gold medals in the 45th Chess Olympiad after beating their respective opponents in the final round. The men's team defeated Slovenia after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanadhaa won their respective matches in the 11th and final round match.
Veteran D Harika had to endure a long wait to realise her dream of winning the prestigious Chess Olympiad title but she was finally glad to have achieved it even though she was not satisfied with her performance in the event in Budapest. India on Sunday scripted history in the Chess Olympiad as its men's and women's teams clinched their maiden titles in a rare clean sweep of gold medals after beating Slovenia and Azerbaijan respectively in the final round of matches here.
Sunday turned out to be a historic day for India as their men's and women's chess teams clinched gold medals in their respective categories in the 45th Chess Olympiad. The men's team defeated Slovenia after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, and R Praggnanadhaa won their respective matches in the 11th and final round match. The women's team beat Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 to clinch the title. Indian men had earlier won two bronze -- in 2014 and 2022 -- in the tournament. Indian women had won a bronze in the 2022 edition in Chennai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday aknowledged Team India's double gold victory at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad, and said that "Bharat is full of energy and dreams." India delivered an outstanding performance at the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest, securing gold medals in both the men's and women's events on Sunday. Addressing Indian diaspora at Nassau Coliseum in New York, PM Modi praised the achievements of both teams. "Bharat is full of energy and dreams. Every day we see new achievements. Today, both India men's and women's teams have won gold medals in Chess Olympiad," he said.
Azerbaijan, a petrostate on the southeastern edge of Europe, has been propelled into the limelight as the location of COP29. This follows an agreement with its arch-rival Armenia to begin a peace process after decades of war.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday aknowledged Team India's double gold victory at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad, and said that "Bharat is full of energy and dreams." India delivered an outstanding performance at the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest, securing gold medals in both the men's and women's events on Sunday. Addressing Indian diaspora at Nassau Coliseum in New York, PM Modi praised the achievements of both teams. "Bharat is full of energy and dreams. Every day we see new achievements. Today, both India men's and women's teams have won gold medals in Chess Olympiad," he said.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand on Sunday led the country's sporting fraternity in hailing the Indian men and women's teams for their historic gold medal winning feat at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. India made history as both its men's and women's teams clinched first-ever gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad. The men's team defeated Slovenia and the women's side prevailed over Azerbaijan in the final round.
Senior Indian women's team player Tania Sachdev on Sunday said they were meant for the crown after clinching their maiden gold medal in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest. The Indian team, comprising Sachdev, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal, accompanied by coach Abhijit Kunte beat Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 in the final round to get the top honours. "I'm so overwhelmed right now. I'm so proud of my team, everything that we've done in the open (category and) in the women now when I look back, I think this is the moment that we were meant for this," Sachdev told chess.com.