Bhopal: Chess Olympiad torch relay in city on July 4

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A chess torch relay related to the 44th Chess Olympiad to be organised in India will be held in the city on July 4, as per an official release.

The Central government is organising the 44th Chess Olympiad in India for the first time to promote the game of chess as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

The Chess Olympiad is going to be held in India from July 28 to August 10. About 2,000 players from 188 countries will take part in the game to be held in Mahabalipuram, Chennai.

The Chess Olympiad torch relay will pass through 75 cities of the country.

The Olympiad torch will reach Indore from Goa on Sunday evening and depart for Ujjain.

Higher Education minister Dr Mohan Yadav will welcome the Chess Torch Relay at Vikram Kirti Mandir Auditorium of Vikram University in Ujjain. The Olympiad Torch Relay will also visit Ujjain’s Mahakal temple and major places of the city.

On Monday, the Chess Olympiad torch relay will reach IPS Academy, Indore. Water Resources, Fishermen Welfare and Fisheries Development Minister Tulsi Silavat will welcome them at a function to be organised there.

It will leave for Bhopal after visiting prominent places in Indore city, which includes Lalbagh Palace.

Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia will welcome the Olympiad Chess Torch Relay at a programme to be held at TT Nagar Stadium in Bhopal. The torch will leave for Sanchi at 2.15 pm on the same day where it will be welcomed at 3.15 pm.

It will leave for Jhansi at 3.45 am. The torch will reach Gwalior on Tuesday at 11 am, where the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar will welcome it.

It will leave for New Delhi at 12.30 pm after visiting Gwalior Fort and the major places of the city.