Nagoya, Sep 18 (PTI) Double Olympic medal-winning shooter Manu Bhaker and defending shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor were on Friday named as India’s flag-bearers for Asian Games opening ceremony here.
The ceremony is scheduled for Saturday.
“Manu Bhaker will be one of the flag-bearers,” India’s chef-de-Mission Sahdev Yadav said.
Later, the Athletics Federation of India confirmed that Toor will be the second flag-bearer.
Bhaker made history at the 2024 Paris Olympics by becoming the first athlete from independent India to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympic Games.
Toor has finished with gold medals in the past two editions of the Asian Games. PTI AM/PDS SSC SSC PM PM
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