New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, felicitated the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 medallists Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy in New Delhi today.
Indian chess prodigy Divya and veteran Grandmaster (GM) Koneru made the nation proud with a dominant performance at the recently concluded tournament in Batumi, Georgia.
Dr. Mandaviya personally felicitated Divya Deshmukh, who also became the 88th Grandmaster of the country and 4th Indian woman to become a Grand Master, on becoming the first Indian woman to win the FIDE Women's World Cup, as well as the youngest ever to do so. Koneru Humpy joined the ceremony virtually.
Addressing the duo at the event, the Union Minister sa...