Chess Olympiad closing ceremony planned to be grand

by time news

Chess Olympiad is being held in Mamallapuram next to Chennai. More than 2 thousand players from 186 countries participated in this tournament. The 11-round tournament will be held in the Swiss format and will be held till August 10.

In this situation, information has come out that the Tamil Nadu government is planning to hold the closing ceremony of the Chess Olympiad on August 9. The Tamil Nadu government is also planning to release the program of the closing ceremony on the ODT platform.

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Ended the visa problem:

Indian soldiers going to America

It has been announced that the last 2 matches between West Indies and India teams will be held in the state of Florida in the United States. But only the players never get a visa. Most of the players on both teams did not get visas to travel to the US. After this they had to go back from St. Kitts to the island of Trinidad where they had to go through the visa process. It was doubtful that the visa would be available 2 days before the start of the tournament.

In this case, it has been reported that everyone has got visa. All the Indian players have been interviewed in George Town. After this, it seems that an emergency visa has been obtained. After this, the entire West Indies team went to Florida. The Indian team left yesterday. The 4th T20I between the two teams will be played on 6th and the 5th T20I will be played on 7th at the Central Boward Stadium in Florida.

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Gold medal for father

A dedicated Pakistani player

The 2022 Commonwealth Games are being held in Birmingham, England. Only one gold medal has been won by the Pakistan team in the weightlifting category. The medal winner was 24-year-old weightlifter Noo Dastagir Bhatt. Belongs to Gujranwala, Pakistan. He has been involved in weightlifting since a young age. He has won 2 bronze and 2 silver in the Commonwealth Championships.

“It is the support and prayers of my family and friends that have made me achieve this feat. I present this medal to my father. His 12 years of hard work is behind this success. He is the reason I am standing on this platform today. Winning a medal for the country is a matter of pride. “If it is gold, don’t say it,” he said. India’s Gurpreet Singh won bronze in the same category.

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Chess Olympiad Tournament:

Ticket revenue is Rs.40 lakhs

Chennai: The 44th Chess Olympiad is being held at Mamallapuram next to Chennai. The ticket sales for the Chess Olympiad have so far raised Rs. 40 lakh in revenue, said Praful Zaveri, head of ticketing and promotional operations. More than 3,700 tickets have been sold.

With this, the Chennai tournament is likely to set a record as the highest-grossing Chess Olympiad tournament through ticket sales. As there are 5 more days of competition, the ticket sales revenue is Rs.50 lakh to Rs. It is expected to go up to 75 lakhs.

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