Chess Olympiad: PM Narendra Modi flags off Torch Relay for first time ever in the history of the tournament - India Today

India will flag off every Torch Relay going forward in Chess Olympiad. The current edition o the tournament will begin on June 28.

In a first of a kind event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the torch relay of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai on Sunday, 19 June. This year, for the very first time, the International Chess Body… [+2521 chars]

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