New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the men’s and women’s chess teams on winning gold medals at the Chess Olympiad. The Prime Minister said that this remarkable achievement marks a new chapter in sports for India. India created history on Sunday by winning titles in the men’s and women’s team categories. This was the first time that the Indian team won a gold medal in this tournament.
India had created history
India’s men and women chess players created history by becoming winners in the 45th Chess Olympiad. For the first time in the 97-year history of the Chess Olympiad, Indian sons and daughters have won gold. The men’s team defeated Slovenia 3.5-0.5 in the 11th and final round and the women’s team defeated Azerbaijan by the same margin. PM Modi wrote on X, Historic victory for India. Our team won the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad. India won gold medals in both the open and women’s categories in the Chess Olympiad. Congratulations to the women’s and men’s chess teams. This remarkable achievement marks a new chapter in sports for India. This success will inspire future generations of chess players.
Vishwanathan Anand was also happy with the success of the team
Veteran player and five-time world champion Vishwanathan Anand also congratulated the Indian men’s and women’s teams for winning gold medals for the first time in the Chess Olympiad, calling it the result of amazing play. Anand wrote on Instagram, “Congratulations to the Indian men’s team for winning the Olympiad with one round remaining. Historical performance. Definitely amazing play. Congratulations to D Gukesh and Arjun Erigesi for their personal success. Congratulations to the Indian women’s team as well. The entire team and captain Abhijeet Kunte achieved a great result. Special congratulations to Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agarwal for their excellent performance.”
Indian men’s team remained undefeated in the tournament
The men’s team of D Gukesh, Arjun Erigesi, R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujarati and P Harikrishna remained unbeaten throughout the tournament and scored 21 out of a total of 22 points. In men’s category, America won silver and Uzbekistan won bronze. The women’s team of D Harika, R Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agarwal and Tania Sachdev scored 19 points. Kazakhstan got silver and America got bronze. The individual performance of the Indian players was also excellent. Earlier, the Indian men’s team won bronze in 2014 and 2022 and the women won bronze in 2022.
