PM Modi launches torch relay for Chess Olympiad for first time ever in history of event

New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad on Sunday at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.

He also addressed the gathering on the occasion.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, Indian Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur were present at the opening of the Chess Olympiad Torch Relay.

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