Updated On: 23 September, 2024 05:00 PM IST | Budapest | mid-day online correspondent
Previously, only China and the former Soviet Union had accomplished the feat of winning gold medals in both men’s and women’s categories in the same Olympiad

Indian men`s and women`s chess teams (Pic: @FIDE_chess/X)
India on Sunday made history at the Chess Olympiad, after both its men’s and women’s teams secured their first-ever titles, achieving a remarkable clean sweep of gold medals by triumphing over their respective opponents in the final round.
The Indian men’s team defeated Slovenia with a commanding score of 3.5-0.5, while the women’s team similarly overwhelmed Azerbaijan with the same margin in the 11th and final round of the 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad.