The All India Chess Federation introduced Rs 3.2 crore in rewards for Olympiad-winning Indian groups, AICF president Nitin Narang revealed in a felicitation ceremony on Wednesday.
Every participant from the profitable groups will obtain Rs 25 lakh, whereas the coaches of the lads’s and girls’s groups, Abhijeet Kunte and Srinath Narayanan, will likely be rewarded with Rs 15 lakh every.
Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua, head of the Indian delegation, will obtain Rs 10 lakh, and the assistant coaches will likely be rewarded Rs 7.5 lakh.
“The starvation for gold resulted in Hungary, however the need for achievement continues. Within the open part we dominated and in ladies’s part we owned it,” AICF president Narang mentioned throughout the felicitation.
“Our gamers are sharp shooters on the chessboard. The seeds planted by Vishwanathan Anand have grown right into a forest.” AICF secretary basic Dev A Patel mentioned the historic twin gold medals will assist in bringing a chess revolution within the nation.
“In 97 years of Chess Olympiad, we received gold in each classes. It’s a historic achievement,” Patel mentioned.
“This may give a brand new spark to chess lovers. We are going to look to make use of this momentum to encourage subsequent era of chess gamers.”
India made historical past on the forty fifth Chess Olympiad in Budapest as each the lads’s and girls’s groups clinched their maiden gold medals, marking a monumental achievement in Indian chess.
The boys’s staff, that includes D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, and R Praggnanandhaa, displayed dominance all through, defeating Slovenia within the remaining spherical.
Gukesh, the star performer, received 10 of 11 rounds, propelling India to the highest with 21 out of a doable 22 factors.
The ladies’s staff, led by D Harika, Tania Sachdev, and R Vaishali, secured their gold by defeating Azerbaijan in a tense remaining.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier on Wednesday personally congratulated the champions, praising their dedication and influence on Indian sports activities.