New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the members of the victorious Indian men’s and women’s chess teams at his residence in New Delhi on September 25, Wednesday. India, on Sunday, scripted history by becoming only the third nation to win two gold medals at a single edition of the Chess Olympiad. Following the historic win in Budapest, Hungary, Indian chess players recieved praise from all quarters with PM Modi also congratulating the superstars of Indian chess for the historic feat.
Historic win for India as our chess contingent wins the 45th #FIDE Chess Olympiad! India has won the Gold in both open and women’s category at Chess Olympiad! Congratulations to our incredible Men’s and Women’s Chess Teams. This remarkable achievement marks a new chapter in… pic.twitter.com/FUYHfK2Jtu
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2024
Now three days after scripting history in the Hungarian capital, the victorious chess teams met with PM Modi at his residence.
VIDEO | PM Modi (@narendramodi) met the Indian team, that won Chess Olympiad, at his residence in New Delhi earlier today.
(Source: Third Party) pic.twitter.com/teTOurjsiI
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 25, 2024
Vidit Gujrathi, a key member of the winning team, even gave up the chance to defend his title at the 10th Vugar Gashimov Memorial Chess Super Tournament in Azerbaijan for an audience with PM Modi.
Ahead of the much-awaited meeting with the Prime Minister, a video of the Chess Olympiad 2024 gold medallists heading to the PM House went viral.
Our proud Indian #Chess♟️ teams head to meet our honourable Prime – minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji post their stupendous Gold medal🥇 victory at #ChessOlympiad2024
Super proud of you champs!👏🏻
Keep the 🇮🇳 flying high on the global 🌎stage#IndianChess pic.twitter.com/SI4ZwbQBx6
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 25, 2024
India’s heroes of the victory in the men’s D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaise, R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and Harikrishna Pentala
The women’s team comprised Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal, and Tania Sachdev.
Gukesh, Erigaisi, Deshmukh and Agrawal claimed individual gold medals on their respective boards.
PM Modi meets Chess Olympiad gold medal winners: Three days after scripting history in the Hungarian capital, the victorious chess teams met with PM Modi at his residence. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
