Bhubaneswar: The first-ever torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad will reach Odisha tomorrow.
This has been informed by Odisha’s Department of Sports and Youth Services.
“Odisha eagerly awaits the first-ever Chess Olympiad Olympic Torch Relay that is set to be held tomorrow! The torch would be arriving tomorrow morning and the relay would be held in some of the major places across Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark”, the Department said.
Earlier, All India Chess Federation (AICF) Secretary Bharat Singh Chauhan met Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera and Sports Secretary R Vineel Krishna in Bhubaneswar to discuss about the smooth conduct of Olympiad torch relay.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the first-ever torch relay on June 19, 2022 for the Chess Olympiad ahead of the 44th edition of the event, which will be held in Mahabalipuram from July 28 to August 10, 2022.
The torch relay will cover 75 iconic locations before ending at Mahabalipuram, near Chennai.