Vantika Agrawal, inspired by chess as a child, became a double gold medallist at the 2024 Chess Olympiad and recently received the Arjuna Award. Despite challenges such as a lack of chess culture in north India, she remains dedicated, training rigorously with support from her mother, and aims to prove herself on the global chess stage.
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