Indian children dominated the 7th Western Asia Youth Chess Championship standard event held 7-16 July 2024 in Colombo, Sri Lanka with four gold medals followed by Sri Lanka with three golds and Kazakhstan with two gold medals. The Western Asia Youth Chess Championship was organized by the Chess Federation of Sri lanka under the auspices of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation supported by the Planning and Development Commission.

His Excellency Dinesh Gunawardena, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (second from right) awarded trophies and medals. In center is Chess Federation of Sri Lanka president Luxman Wijesuriya. At right is Chief Arbiter IA Abdulrahim Mahdi of the UAE.

The awards ceremonies were held at the residence of the Prime Minister.

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Another successful tournament led by Chess Federation of Sri Lanka President Luxman Wijesuriya.

Sri Lanka is well known for its grand organization as shown by the beautiful trophies and medals eagerly sought after by children and parents.

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