HISTORIC FIRST EVER OLYMPIAD TORCH RELAY : DAILY UPDATES

Day 24 AIZWAL

Sh. Robert Royte , Minister of State, IC- Sports & Youth Services, I &CT, and Tourism, Govt. of Mizoram received the torch from GM Mitrabha Guha t in Aizawl

Day 23 KOHIMA

Hon. Minister of Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue, Parliamentary Affairs, Govt of Nagaland Sh. Neiba Kronu received the torch from GM Ankit Rajpara at DC Old Bungal

DAY 22 IMPHAL

MLA S Premchandra received the torch from grandmaster Saptarshi Roy who reached Imphal with the torch at an event held at Kangla Fort in Imphal West.

DAY 22 GUWAHATI

Hon. Minister of Sports & Youth Welfare, Govt of Assam Bimal Borah received the torch from GM Mitrabha Guha at Sarusajai Sports Complex

Day 22 : SHILLONG

GM Mitrabha Guha takes the Torch forward at SAI STC, Shillong in presence of eminent dignitaries

Day 21 : Cancelled due to National Mourning

Day 20 : GANGTOK

Sh. Kunga Nima Lepcha, Hon’ble Minister of Sports, Govt of Sikkim received the torch at Sikkim Manipal University. GM Mitrabu Guha takes the Torch forward in Gangtok

Day 20 : SILIGURI

Dr. Shankar Ghosh, MLA Siliguri received the torch at Salugara Monastery & GM Mitrabu Guha takes Torch forward in Siliguri

Day 19 : KOLKATA

Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar received the torch from GM Saptarshi Roy Chowdhary. GM Mitrabha Guha, GM Neelotpal Das and GM Saptarshi Roy take the Torch forward at City of Joy.

Day 19 : RANCHI

Hon’ble Sports Minister of Jharkhand Shri Hafizul Hassan received the torch at Kelgaon Sports Complex & GM Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury takes the torch forward

Day 18 : GAYA

Sh.Vijay Kumar, MP received the torch at Mahabodhi Temple Complex. Veteran GM Pravin Thipsay takes the Torch forward in Gaya.

Day 18 : RAJGIR

Hon. Rural Development Minister, Govt of Bihar Shri Shrawon Kumar received the torch at Rajgir. GM Pravin Thipsay takes the Torch forward in Rajgir in presence of Shri Diljeet Khanna, Joint Secretary AICF

Day 18 : PATNA

Hon. Governor of Bihar Shri Phagu Chauhan received the torch at Gyan Bhawan & Veteran GM Pravin Thipsay takes the Torch forward in Patna

Day 17 : GWALIOR

Hon. Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Govt of MP Sh. Narendra Singh Tomar received the Torch at Gwalior.

Day 17 : JHANSI

Smt. Rama Niranjan, MLC received the torch at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Auditorium, Jhansi. GM Saptarshi Roy Chowdhary takes the Torch forward in Jhansi in presence of Dr Sanjay Kapoor, President AICF.

Day 16 : BHOPAL

Hon’ble Minister of Sports & Youth Welfare Govt of MP Smt. Yashodhara Raje Scindia receives the torch from GM Anurag Mhamal at Bhopal

Day 16 : INDORE

Shri Tulsi Ram Silawat, Hon’ble Minister for Water Resource Govt of Madhya Pradesh received the torch from GM Anurag Mhamal and handed over to chess prodigies of Madhya Pradesh Nityata Jain & Cera Dagaria

Day 15 : UJJAIN

GM Anurag Mhamal & IM Akshat Khamparia take the Torch forward at Ujjain

Day 15 : PANAJI

Hon’ble Sports Minister of Goa Shri Govind Gaude received the Torch from GM Anurag Mhamal and handed over to IM Bhakti Kulkarni

Day 14 : MUMBAI

GM Pravin Thipsay, GM Abhijit Kunte & IM Soumya Swaminathan take the Torch forward at Mumbai

Day 14 : PUNE

GM Abhijit Kunte and IM Eesha Karavade take the Torch forward at Pune in presence of Shri Amitabh Gupta IPS, Police Commissioner and Ms. Anjali Bhagwat, Khel Ratna & Arjuna Awardee

Day 14 : NAGPUR

WGM Divya Deshmukh, GM Raunak Sadhwani and GM Sankalp Gupta take the Torch forward in Orange City.

Day 13 : DAMAN & DIU

Hon’ble Administrator of Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman, Diu & Lakshadeep Shri Praful Patel received the torch at Daman in presence of GM Tejas Bakre, GM Ankit Rajpara, WIM Dhyani Dave & AICF Vice President Shri Bhavesh Patel

Day 13 : DANDI

Shri Bhikhubhai Ahir, President Navsari District Panchayat received the torch from GM Tejas Bakre at Gandhi Ashram, Dandi and handed over to GM Ankit Rajpara.

Day 13 : SURAT

Shri CR Patil Member of Parliament taking the torch relay forward from Surat in presence of GM Tejas Bakre and GM Ankit Rajpara

Day 12 : VADODARA

Hon’ble Revenue Minister of Gujarat Shri Rajendra Trivedi received the Torch from GM Tejas Bakre and handed over to GM Ankit Rajpara in presence of Vice President AICF Shri Bhavesh Patel.

Day 12 : KEVADIA

Smt Geetaben Rathva, Member of Parliament received the Torch at Kevadia from GM Ankit Rajpara and handed over to GM Tejas Bakre in presence of Vice President AICF Shri Bhavesh Patel.

Day 12 : AHMEDABAD

In a colourful ceremony at Ahmedabad, Hon’ble Home Minister of Gujarat Shri Harsh Sanghavi received the Torch from GM Tejas Bakre and handed over to GM Ankit Rajpara in presence of Shri Ajay Patel, Shri Bhavesh Patel and WIM Dhyani Dave.

Day 11 : AJMER

GM P Iniyan and GM Shardul Gagare take the Torch forward at Ajmer.

Day 11 : JAIPUR

At Amar Jawan Jyoti Jaipur, Hon’ble Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Govt of Rajasthan Shri Ashok Chandna received the Torch from GM Shardul Gagare and handed over to GM P Iniyan.

Day 10 : GORAKHPUR

Hon’ble Cabinet Minister for Agriculture Government of Uttar Pradesh Shri Surya Pratap Shahi received the torch from WGM Vantika Agrawal and handed over to Grandmaster G N Gopal in presence of Grandmaster Tejas Bakre and Dr Sanjay Kapoor, President AICF

Day 10 : AYODHYA

Hon’ble Cabinet Minister for Urban Development Government of Uttar Pradesh Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma received the torch from WGM Vantika Agrawal and handed over to Grandmaster G N Gopal in presence of Grandmaster Tejas Bakre and Dr Sanjay Kapoor, President AICF

Day 9 : VARANASI

Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Dr Anand Kumar Tyagi received the Torch from GM Tejas Bakre and handed over to WGM Vantika Agrawal in presence of Dr Sanjay Kapoor President AICF

Day 9 : PRAYAGRAJ

At Allahabad Museum, Shri Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, Cabinet Minister of Govt of Uttar Pradesh received the Torch from WGM Vantika Agrawal and handed over to GM Tejas Bakre in presence of Smt Abhilasha Gupta, Mayor Prayagraj; Shri Mahesh Chaturvedi Additional Advocate General, Shri Sanjy Kumar IAS Khatri District Magistrate, Shri Sanjay Goyal IAS Commissioner, Shri Sipu Giri IAS Chief Development Officer and Dr Sanjay Kapoor, President AICF

Day 8 : LUCKNOW

At Vidhan Sabha Lucknow, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath received the Torch and handed over to five time world champion legendary Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand in an electrifying function attended by Deputy Chief Minister Shri Brajesh Pathak, Sports Minister Shri Girish Chandra Yadav, Agricultural Minister Shri Dinesh Pratap Singh and other ministers and officials of Government of Uttar Pradesh along with President of All India Chess Federation Dr Sanjay Kapoor.

Day 8 : KANPUR

At Green Park Stadium, Hon’ble Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Shri Satish Mahana received the torch from WGM Vantika Agrawal and handed over to GM Tejas Bakre in presence of Dr Sanjay Kapoor, President AICF

Day 8 : AGRA

Shri Naveen Jain, Mayor of Agra received the Torch from Grandmaster Tejas Bakre and handed over to Woman Grandmaster Vantika Agrawal in presence of Dr Sanjay Kapoor, President AICF

Day 7 : MEERUT

At Augarnath Temple Meerut, Hon’ble Minister of Uttar Pradesh Dr. Somendra Tomar received the ‘Torch’ from GM Tejas Bakre and handed over to GM G Akash in presence of Dr Laxmi Kant Vajaypee MP, Shri Vijay Pal Tomar MP, Smt Kanta Kardam MP and Dr Sanjay Kapoor President All India Chess Federation

Day 7 : HARIDWAR

At Har Ki Pauri Haridwar, Adesh Chauhan MLA received the torch from GM G Akash and handed over to GM Tejas Bakre in presence of Shri Senthil Avoodai Krsihnaraj IPS, DIG Uttarakhand , Shri Puram Singh Rana Sun Divisional Magistrate, Shri Avinash Kumar Singh, District Youth Officer Haridwar, Shri Sanjay K Chadha President Chess Association of Uttaranchal and Shri Sanjeev Chaudhary Secretary Chess Association Uttaranchal

Day 7 : DEHRADUN

At Dehradun, Hon’ble Minister Shri Subodh Uniyal received the Torch from Grandmaster Tejas Bakre and handed over to Grandmaster G Akash in presence of Shri Sanjay K Chadha, President Chess Association of Uttaranchal and Shri Sanjeev Chaudhary, Secretary Chess Association of Uttaranchal

Day 6 : GURUGRAM

Mr. Vishram Meena IAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner Gurugram received the ‘Olympiad Torch’ at Shiv Nadar School, Gurugaram and handed over to Grandmaster Prithu Gupta.

DAY 6 : PANIPAT

The Torch received at Panipat Museam by Mahipal Dhanda MLA, Parmod Vij MLA, Smt Anuj Bhatia, Smt Veena Hooda Additional Deputy Commissioner, Shri Lalit Sharma, Director SAI Sonipat, Shri Naresh Sharma, Treasurer AICF and handed over to Grandmaster Himanshu Sharma.

DAY 6 : KURUKSHETRA

At Brahm Sarovar, the Olympiad Torch received by Dy Commissioner Kuruksheta Mukul Kumar IAS and handed over to GM Himanshu Sharma in presence of Shri Naresh Sharma, Treasurer All India Chess Federation

DAY 5 : AMRITSAR

At Attari Border, Wagah the Olympiad Torch received by Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar Shri Harpreet Singh Sudan IAS and handed over to Grandmaster Deep Sengupta in presence of BSF Commandant Shri Jasbir Singh of 144 Battalion and Shri Muneesh Thapar, President Punjab State Chess Association.

DAY 5 : PATIALA

Principal Secretary, Sports & Youth Services, Govt. of Punjab, Sh. Raj Kamal Chaudhuri received the Torch at Patiala.

DAY 5 : CHANDIGARH

Hon’ble Governor of Punjab Shri Banwarilal Purohit takes the Torch forward in Chandigarh and handed over to Grandmaster Deepsen Gupta .

DAY 4 : SHIMLA

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Shri Jai Ram Thakur received the Torch at Shimla from Grandmaster Deep Sengupta

DAY 4 : DHARMASALA

Hon’ble Union Minister of Sports Shri Anurag Thakur received the Olympiad Torch at Dharmasala and hand over to Grandmaster Deep Sengupta

DAY 3 : JAMMU

Veteran Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay brings the Torch to Jammu

DAY 3 : Sri Nagar

Hon’ble Lt Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha received the Torch at Srinagar and handed over to veteran Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay

DAY 2 : LEH.

Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Ladakh Shri Radha Krishna Mathur receive the Torch from Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua

DAY 2 : DELHI

Hon’ble Union Minister for Law Shri Kiren Rijiju taken over the Torch from five time World Champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand at Delhi and handed over to India’s second Grandmaster Dibeyandu Barua. Next Destination Leh.