New Delhi. PM Narendra Modi always keeps people aware and excited about sports. Modi definitely gives his time on any occasion related to sports. In this episode, PM Modi is going to inaugurate the 44th Chess Olympiad being held in Chennai today i.e. on 28th July. This program is going to start from around 6 pm today. Apart from PM Modi, another personality will be present in this special program. Yes, apart from Narendra Modi, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur will register his presence in the inauguration of the 44th Chess Olympiad.
It is an honor for us- PM Modi
For information, let us tell you that for the first time India is going to organize such a big chess tournament. The tournament will run from 28 July to 8 August 2022. Modi himself mentioned about the PM going to its inauguration. He tweeted and said, “I am waiting to go to Chennai for the inauguration of the 44th Olympiad tomorrow at 6 pm. This is a special tournament and it is an honor for us that it is being organized in our country India. That too in Tamil Nadu, which is related to chess.
I am looking forward to being in Chennai for the inauguration of the 44th Chess Olympiad at 6 PM tomorrow evening. This is a special tournament and it is our honor that it is being held in India, that too in Tamil Nadu, which has a glorious association with chess.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 27, 2022
Let us inform that in this Olympiad of 44th Chess, players from a total of 88 countries are going to participate. Apart from this, this Olympiad is being organized continuously since 1927. This will be the first time that India will host such a big event.