Nagpur, 02 Aug (HS): Grandmaster

Divya Deshmukh, who created history as the first Indian woman to win the 2025

FIDE Women’s World Cup, was accorded a grand public felicitation in Nagpur. The

event was graced by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who personally

felicitated the young chess sensation for her remarkable achievement on the

global stage.

The Maharashtra

government announced a cash prize of Rs 3 crore to honour Divya’s stellar

performance and to encourage her to continue with the performance.

Minister for Youth

Affairs and Sports Manikrao Kokate, Minister of State for Finance and Planning

Ashish Jaiswal, MLA Krishna Khopde, MLC Dr Parinay Fuke and others were

present.

Fadnavis lauded Divya’s

achievement and called it a moment of pride for the entire nation. He assured

the government’s continued support to her in her career as a sports person.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar