Indian Chess Team Does A Rohit Sharma During Olympiad Trophy Lift

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.

After clinching the victory, the entire Indian contingent posed with the tricolour. To make the moment more special, Gukesh and Tania Sachdev emerged from either sides and imitated Rohit Sharma and Lionel Messi's iconic slow-walk celebration, which they did while collecting the T20 World Cup 2024 and FIFA World Cup 2022 trophies respectively.

India team spirit! Celebration time! Olympiad Champions!