Mr. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, is scheduled to launch India’s first-ever Torch Relay for the upcoming 44th Chess Olympiad. He is scheduled to launch the relay on the 19th of June, Sunday.
The torch relay which would begin from New Delhi is scheduled to cover 75 locations across India and would end at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. Starting from the 19th of June, the relay would continue for days, reaching Tamil Nadu at the end, which is also the venue for the 44th Chess Olympiad.
The news of the launch of Torch Relay was confirmed by Mr. Anurag Thakur, the Sports Minister of India, through the micro-blogging site, Twitter. He tweeted, ”
A new chapter will be added to #IndianSports when PM @narendramodi ji launches the 1st-ever Torch Relay for Chess Olympiad on 19th June.
The torch will travel across 75 locations in India!
Start Delhi – End Mahabalipuram, the venue of 44th Chess Olympiad #India4ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/sSgPMKWPyD
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 16, 2022
Meanwhile, the 44th Chess Olympiad is all set to hit the record books as the highest number of countries and teams have registered for the world’s biggest chess event scheduled in Chennai. Notably, 343 teams from near to 187 countries participated in the chess event, starting from the 28th of July till the 10th of August
Meanwhile, the historic event will be conducted in India for the first time.
Mr. Bharat Singh Chauhan, the Secretary of All India Chess Federation (AICF) and the Event Director announced, “We have a record-breaking 187 countries registered with 189 teams in the open section and 154 in the women’s section. This is indeed a proud moment for all of us, especially it being the first offline event since the pandemic started.”
Previously, the Batumi Olympiad, held in 2018, had set a record with 184 and 150 teams in the open and women’s sections respectively from 179 countries.
Stay tuned for further updates.
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