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Delhi CM reacts to chess star Tania Sachdev’s plea for recognition

Gukesh D’s recent win over defending champion Ding Liren for the FIDE World Chess Championship title has triggered massive celebrations with the youngster being accorded a massive reception on return to Chennai, signalling another boom in the popularity of the sport in the country.

Rewind 2024: India’s bittersweet campaign in Paris

Last minute preparations, exposure camps abroad, TOPs funding, overlooking administrative mess-ups to pick the crème de la crème of Indian sports for the biggest show on earth that unfolded in Paris three years after COVID-19 pushed the Tokyo edition of the Olympics by a year.