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Manu Bhaker, Tajinderpal Singh Toor Named Asian Games Flag-Bearers
India has chosen two athletes to carry its flag at the Asian Games opening ceremony.
They are shooter Manu Bhaker and shot put athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor.
The ceremony is planned for Saturday in Nagoya.
Bhaker won two medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
This made her the first athlete from independent India to win two medals at one Olympic Games.
Toor is the defending Asian Games shot put champion.
He won gold medals at the last two Asian Games.
India’s officials announced and later confirmed both selections.
Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker and defending shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor were named India’s flag-bearers.
The announcement was made on Friday in Nagoya, where the Asian Games opening ceremony will be held.
India’s chef-de-mission Sahdev Yadav confirmed Bhaker’s selection as a flag-bearer.
The Athletics Federation of India later confirmed Toor as the second flag-bearer.
Bhaker won two medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, while Toor won Asian Games gold in the previous two editions.
- Who
- Manu Bhaker and Tajinderpal Singh Toor were named India’s flag-bearers.
- What
- They will carry India’s flag at the Asian Games opening ceremony.
- Where
- Nagoya.
- When
- The announcement was made on Friday, and the ceremony is scheduled for Saturday.
- Why
- The articles do not state a separate reason for the selections; they highlight Bhaker’s two 2024 Olympic medals and Toor’s gold medals at the previous two Asian Games.
Key facts
- Flag-bearers
- Manu Bhaker and Tajinderpal Singh Toor
- Event
- Asian Games opening ceremony
- Ceremony date
- Saturday
- Location
- Nagoya
- Bhaker’s achievement
- Two medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics
- Toor’s achievement
- Gold medals at the previous two Asian Games
- Confirmation
- The Athletics Federation of India confirmed Toor as the second flag-bearer
Quotes
Sahdev Yadav
India’s chef de mission for the Asian Games
“Manu Bhaker will be one of the flag-bearers”
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Sources
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