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Kiren Rijiju takes part in the hand-over ceremony of the first-ever Chess Olympiad Torch Relay

BALBIR SINGH | June 22, 2022 10:57 AM

NEW DELHI:Union Minister for Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju addressed the torch hand-over ceremony at the historic Red Fort today. The iconic Red Fort was one of the 75 iconic locations that are a part of the 40-day first-of-its-kind Chess Olympiad torch relay.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, Secretary Sports Smt. Sujata Chaturvedi, DG SAI Shri Sandeep Pradhan, AICF President Shri Sanjay Kapoor, Chess legend Viswanathan Anand and other dignitaries from Ministry, SAI, AICF and FIDE were also present on this occasion.

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