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Sports Minister Uma Bharti on Monday expressed shock at the tragic death of five promising junior chess players, including two Asian
U - 10 champions, in a gruesome road accident near Puri (Orissa) on Sunday evening. "It is really very sad and unfortunate for children are the future of the nation. We were looking forward to stirring deeds from these youngsters in the international chess arena. I express my heart-felt condolences to the aggrieved family members," Bharti said.
Two Under - 10 Asian chess champions M Abhinav and D Minoo were among the five killed when a vehicle carrying them to a tournament met with an accident at Sakhigopal near Puri. Besides Abhinav and Minoo, the other dead chess players were Sekhar, Haricharan, and M Madhuri. Minoo was scheduled to play in World Cup Junior Championship in Spain next month.
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