Torch of 44th Chess Olympiad reaches Patna

Patna, July 6, 2022: The Chess Olympiad torch for 44th Chess Olympiad arrived in Patna on Wednesday. The chess lovers and other sports aficionados accord grand welcome to the torch relay team. The torch arrived at Patna airport by a special plane from Gwalior. Office-bearers of All Bihar Chess Association and officials of sports department welcomed the torch.

From the airport, the torch reached Gyan Bhavan in an open four-wheeler where Sport Development Authority of Bihar DG Raveendran Sankaran welcomed the torch.

At a function organised at Gyan Bhavan, Grand Master Praveen Thipsy handed over the torch to Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan, who handed over the torch to art, culture and youth department minister Alok Ranjan Jha. Later, the torch headed towards Nalnada and Rajgir by road.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui