Check list of flag bearers for India at Olympics as PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal set to hold tricolour in Paris
8 months, 1 week ago

Check list of flag bearers for India at Olympics as PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal set to hold tricolour in Paris

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Holding a national flag at the biggest sporting event in the world - Olympic Games - is of great value. For the upcoming Paris Games, two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and ace table tennis star Sharath Kamal will hold the tricolour in the opening ceremony. Who was the first Indian flag-bearer The first flag-bearer at the Olympic Games was sprinter Purma Banerjee, who carried the flag at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. In the previous Games in Tokyo in 2021, India had Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh, jointly holding the flag, making it the first occassion that two Indians took the flag together in Olympics. List of all Indian flag-bearers at the Olympic Games: 1920: Purma Banerjee 1932: Lal Shah Bhokari 1936: Dhyan Chand 1948: Talimeren Ao 1952: Balbir Singh Sr 1956: Balbir Singh Sr 1964: Gurbachan Singh Randhawa 1972: Desmond-Neville Devine Jones 1984: Zafar Iqbal 1988: Kartar Singh Dhillon 1992: Shiny-Abraham Wilson 1996: Pargat Singh 2000: Leander Paes 2004: Anju Bobby George 2008: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 2012: Sushil Kumar 2016: Abhinav Bindra 2020: Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh 2024: Sharath Kamal and PV Sindhu

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Manu Bhaker reacts after becoming India's flag bearer for closing ceremony at Paris Olympics: ‘I look forward to…’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Manu Bhaker reacts after becoming India's flag bearer for closing ceremony at Paris Olympics: ‘I look forward to…’

Hindustan Times  

Star shooter Manu Bhaker has been confirmed as India's flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Bhaker doubled India's tally when she joined forces with shooter Sarabjot Singh to bag the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze. India's Manu Bhaker celebrates after winning bronze in the 10m air pistol women's final A day after being …

Double-medal winner Manu Bhaker to be India's flag bearer at Paris Olympics closing ceremony: Report – India TV
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Double-medal winner Manu Bhaker to be India's flag bearer at Paris Olympics closing ceremony: Report – India TV

India TV News  

India's shining star at the Paris Olympics, Manu Bhaker, will be the country's flag bearer at the closing ceremony, as per reports. The news agency ANI reported that IOC sources confirmed that Bhaker, who won two bronze medals at the Paris Games, will be India's female flagbearer at the closing ceremony on August 11 while her male counterpart is yet …

Achanta Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu lead Indian contingent at historic Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony at Seine River
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Achanta Sharath Kamal, PV Sindhu lead Indian contingent at historic Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony at Seine River

Hindustan Times  

Veteran table tennis star Achantha Sharath Kamal and ace badminton player PV Sindhu were the flagbearers as India joined the glittering and momentous opening ceremony, labelled as the Parade of Nations, of the Paris 2024 Olympics on the river Seine in Paris on Saturday. India's Sharath Kamal Achanta and PV Sindhu For Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, this is her …

Hopefully, I’ll get a hat-trick of medals soon: Sindhu
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hopefully, I’ll get a hat-trick of medals soon: Sindhu

Hindustan Times  

Paris: PV Sindhu has been training in the “middle of nowhere” for the past couple of weeks and sparring with a Nigerian and a German singles player. Everytime I go out there, I want to get a medal and hopefully I will get a hat-trick soon.” She believes she’s now “much more confident” of her strokes and her ability to …

Paris Olympics 2024: LeBron James to PV Sindhu - Who are respective flagbearers of their respective nations at the Games
8 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: LeBron James to PV Sindhu - Who are respective flagbearers of their respective nations at the Games

Hindustan Times  

The Paris Olympics is around the corner, and nations have started announcing the flag bearers of the mega sporting event. For India, Two-time Olympic medallist and 2019 World Champion in badminton PV Sindhu will be India's female flag-bearer alongside veteran Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal in the opening ceremony of Paris Olympics. The silver medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics …

India At Paris Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal Flag Bearers, Gagan Narang Chef De Mission
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India At Paris Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal Flag Bearers, Gagan Narang Chef De Mission

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India At Paris Olympics 2024: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, along with tennis star Sharath Kamal, is all set to be India's Flag Bearer at Paris Olympics 2024. Star shuttler PV Sindhu to be India's flag bearer, along with table tennis ace A Sharath Kamal, during Paris Olympics opening ceremony — Press Trust of India July 8, 2024 The decision seems …

Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal to be India's flag bearers, Gagan Narang named Chef-de-Mission
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal to be India's flag bearers, Gagan Narang named Chef-de-Mission

India TV News  

Olympics 2024: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and table tennis ace Achanta Sharath Kamal will be India's flag-bearers for the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024, IOA president PT Usha confirmed on Monday, July 8. The body president also confirmed that Olympic medallist Gagan Narang will replace Mary Kom as India's Chef-de-Mission for the Games. "I am also delighted to announce that …

Sharath Kamal named India's flag-bearer for Paris Olympics; MC Mary Kom to serve as chef de mission
1 year ago

Sharath Kamal named India's flag-bearer for Paris Olympics; MC Mary Kom to serve as chef de mission

Firstpost  

The IOA has not yet named a female flag bearer but sources said that the sports body will not “compromise” on gender equality and will select a woman athlete later Achanta Sharath Kamal is set to make his final Olympic appearance in Paris this year. Reuters Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Thursday announced as India’s flag-bearer for the opening ceremony …

Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu, Manpreet Singh named India's flagbearers for opening ceremony
2 years, 7 months ago

Commonwealth Games: PV Sindhu, Manpreet Singh named India's flagbearers for opening ceremony

Firstpost  

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who was also the defending champion in the Commonwealth Games having won the gold in Gold Coast four years ago, was expected to be the flag-bearer. Birmingham: Double Olympic medallist badminton ace PV Sindhu and Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh were on Wednesday named the country’s flagbearer for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth …

PV Sindhu Named India's Flagbearer for 2022 Commonwealth Games' Opening Ceremony
2 years, 7 months ago

PV Sindhu Named India's Flagbearer for 2022 Commonwealth Games' Opening Ceremony

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Double Olympic medallist badminton ace PV Sindhu was on Wednesday named flagbearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games to be held on Thursday. “It’s with great pleasure that we announce Sindhu as the flagbearer for Team India,"acting IOA president Anil Khanna said in a release. “So the IOA sensed fit that we spotlight our …

PV Sindhu frontrunner to become one of India's flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 8 months ago

PV Sindhu frontrunner to become one of India's flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics

India TV News  

PV Sindhu frontrunner to become one of India's flag-bearers at Tokyo Olympics This time, India will have one male and female athlete as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. India's star badminton player and Rio Games silver medallist PV Sindhu is a front-runner to become one of the two flag-bearers for the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Olympics. This …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India may have two flag-bearers at Games, says IOA chief Narinder Batra
3 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India may have two flag-bearers at Games, says IOA chief Narinder Batra

Firstpost  

At its executive board meeting last year, the International Olympic Committee had made provisions for flag-bearers from both genders at the opening ceremony. New Delhi: In a first, India might have two flag-bearers — one male and one female — at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics to ensure “gender parity”, Indian Olympic Association chief Narinder Batra told PTI on Tuesday. The …

Commonwealth Games 2018: PV Sindhu named flag-bearer of Indian contingent for opening ceremony in Gold Coast
6 years, 11 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2018: PV Sindhu named flag-bearer of Indian contingent for opening ceremony in Gold Coast

Firstpost  

Having won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics two years ago, the Hyderabad-based World No 3 Sindhu is one of the favourites to win the badminton women’s singles title in Gold Coast. Kolkata: Star shuttler PV Sindhu has been named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast next month. …

PV Sindhu to be India's flagbearer in Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
6 years, 11 months ago

PV Sindhu to be India's flagbearer in Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

India TV News  

Star shuttler PV Sindhu has been named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast next month. According to sources in the Indian Olympic Association, 2016 Olympic silver medallist Sindhu's rising stature in recent years clinched the issue in her favour for the coveted position. In the last three Commonwealth Games, …

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