Asian Youth Rapid Championship 2023: India Bag Four Gold Medals At Continental Chess Competition

The quartet of Bhagyashree Patil, Sapariya Ghosh, Muhammad Shyan Naushae Ibrahim, and Sharvannica bagged a gold medal each for India at the Asian Youth Rapid Championship. India also claimed three silver and two bronze medals

Updated on: 15 December 2023 8:29 am

Bhagyashree Patil at the MPL 31st National Under 18 Girls Chess Championship in 2022

India bagged four gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Youth Rapid Championship in Al Ain, UAE. (Sports News)

Bhagyashree Patil (U-18, girls), Sapariya Ghosh (U-14 girls), Muhammad Shyan Naushae Ibrahim
(U-8 boys) and Sharvannica (U-8 girls) clinched gold medals for India.

The three silver medals were won by Sheralli Patniak (U-8 girls), Arit Kapil (U-8 boys) and Kiyana Parihar (U-8 girls).

Cera Dagariya and Divi Bijesh grabbed bronze medals in the Under-16 girls’ category.

The classical event began on Thursday and the Indian contingent has 60 players.