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PM Narendra Modi Receives Special Gift From India Chess Star Vantika Agarwal After Double Gold Win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a special gift from chess star Vantika Agarwal during his meeting with the Chess Olympiad 2024 double gold winners. During the meeting, PM Modi recalled that he organised the 'Swarnim Chess Mahotsav' as part of his Khel Mahakumbh initiative back in 2010 when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. In 2012, he organised 'Swami Vivekananda Mahila Chess Mahotsav' in Gandhinagar which was attended by 3,500 women chess players. Vantika also took part in the event and she gifted PM Modi with a picture from that event.
Pakistan Team's India Flag Gesture At Chess Olympiad 2024 Takes Internet By Storm
India's victorious campaign at the Chess Olympiad 2024 went down in history as one of the country's biggest sporting achievements. Both the men's women's teams claimed the top podium spots in their respective categories, earning a rare double for the nation. As Team India's celebratory videos surfaced on social media, one specific clip went viral. In the viral video, the members of Pakistan's team were seen holding India's flag, while standing with the members of the Indian team. The gesture from Pakistan's chess player has taken the social media by storm, with reactions coming in from both sides of the border.
Pakistan Team's India Flag Gesture During Chess Olympiad 2024 Goes Viral On Internet
India's victorious campaign at the Chess Olympiad 2024 went down in history as one of the country's biggest sporting achievements. Both the men's women's teams claimed the top podium spots in their respective categories, earning a rare double for the nation. As Team India's celebratory videos surfaced on social media, one specific clip went viral. In the viral video, the members of Pakistan's team were seen holding India's flag, while standing with the members of the Indian team. The gesture from Pakistan's chess player has taken the social media by storm, with reactions coming in from both sides of the border.
PM Narendra Modi With Chess Masters: Of Artificial Intelligence, A Birthday And India's Sporting Might
Artificial Intelligence, an upcoming birthday, and the ambition to make India a sporting powerhouse came up for discussion when Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the Olympiad gold-winning Indian chess teams at his residence, seeking to understand their mindset in the high-pressure event. In the interaction that took place on Thursday evening, both the men''s and women''s teams, who won gold medals in the event for the first time ever, sat with the PM to share their experience and also ask him about his interest in sports.
Watch: PM Narendra Modi Enjoys R Praggnanandhaa vs Arjun Erigaisi Bullet Chess Clash
Prime Minister Narendra Modi observed a game of bullet chess between two members of India's 45th Chess Olympiad-winning team, R Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi, during a visit by the Indian men's and women's chess teams to his residence on Wednesday. In the recently concluded Chess Olympiad, India's men's and women's teams made history by securing gold medals for the first time in their respective categories, joining the elite ranks of countries to have achieved a double gold in the same edition of the competition. Following this remarkable achievement, PM Modi met the Indian men's and women's chess teams at his residence on Wednesday to celebrate their success at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Chess Olympiad.
Chess Olympiad 2024 | Viswanathan Anand Talks About Chess and More
Global Chess legend and Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand in a recent event talked about chess and many more things
All India Chess Federation Announces Rs 3.2 Crore Rewards For Olympiad-Winning Teams
The All India Chess Federation announced a whopping Rs 3.2 crore in rewards for the historic 45th Olympiad-winning Indian teams during a felicitation ceremony in New Delhi on Wednesday. AICF president Nitin Narang made the announcement during the event. Each player from the winning teams will receive Rs 25 lakh, while the coaches of the men's and women's teams, Abhijeet Kunte and Srinath Narayanan, will be rewarded with Rs 15 lakh each. Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua, head of the Indian delegation, will receive Rs 10 lakh, and the assistant coaches will be rewarded Rs 7.5 lakh.