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.
INAUGURATION BY HON’BLE PRIME MINISTER SHRI. NARENDRA MODI JI
