\u201cIt was very difficult in 2022 as even though we had secured a historic bronze for the women\u2019s team, we had not won a medal before, it felt as though the gold was snatched from us. Getting back on the team in 2024, I had made peace with the Chennai Olympiad that maybe that was my only chance, but when I got into the team and had a feeling that there was a reason why this has happened, it\u2019s been a long journey and what had happened in 2022, it was time to settle the score,\u201d Tania told IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women's section, the Indian team of D. Harika, R. Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, Tania Sachdev and Vantika Agrawal came back strongly from a late defeat to Poland in the eighth round to clinch the title with a victory in the final round over Azerbaijan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tania hopes the team\u2019s historic achievement motivates more girls to get into the sport.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think the best part of being a sportsperson and an athlete is that you get to dedicate your life to what you love and along the way inspire and let others dream and follow their passion and believe in themselves. I hope that from my city as well many girls come forward and play,\u201d she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tanya, who holds the FIDE titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster, was at the NDTV World Summit 2024 in the capital. The gold medallist, hailing from Delhi, went on to request the government to acknowledge the achievements made by the athletes as it will promote the sporting culture and used Tamil Nadu as an example.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think the best part of being a sportsperson and an athlete is that you get to dedicate your life to what you love and along the way inspire and let others dream and follow their passion and believe in themselves. I hope that from my city as well many girls come forward and play,\u201d she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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