Tokyo Olympics: Opening ceremony LIVE — 19 Indian athletes to take part — Updates, blog

Minister Anurag Thakur watching Olympics opening ceremony

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur, joined by eminent sportspersons, including Olympic bronze medallists Karnam Malleswari and Yogeshwar Dutt, wished Team India the very best as the 32nd Summer Olympics got underway with the Opening Ceremony at the National Stadium in Tokyo.

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Fewer than a thousand foreign dignitaries and diplomats, Olympic sponsors, and members of the IOC will be present. 

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Indian hockey team seem to have dressed up for the occasion as well although we are not sure if they will be a part of the Indian contingent at the National Stadium in Tokyo

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Looks like the Indian contingent is geared up. We can see many first timers — Pranati Nayak, Bhavani Devi, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Ankita Raina etc.

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Manpreet Singh and Mary Kom all dressed up for the opening ceremony

India’s flag-bearers are ready to fly the tricolour high at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo!

Rio 2016's Opening Ceremony was one for the ages! 🎉#StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/bKAKaFBVE4

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No shooters will be present at the ceremony due to Covid-19 concerns.

Similarly, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and medal hopeful mixed team of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das will not be attending the ceremony.

How many Indians will be there at the opening ceremony march?

19 athletes and six officials will be a part of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony.

Table Tennis: Sutirtha Mukherjee, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran; Sailing Vishnu Saravanan, K.C. Ganapathy, Varun Thakkar, Nethra Kumanan; Fencing: Bhavani Devi; Gymnastics: Pranati Nayak; Swimming: Sajan Prakash; Boxing: MC Mary Kom (Flag Bearer) Simranjit Kaur, Lovlina Borgohain, Pooja Rani, Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik, Ashish Kumar, Satish Kumar; Hockey Manpreet Singh (Flag Bearer), Tennis: Ankita Raina

Officials: Shri Birender Prasad Baishya (Chef de Mission), Dr. Prem Verma (Deputy Chef de Mission), Dr. Arun Basil Mathew (Team Doctor), M.P. Singh (Table Tennis, Manager/Team Leader), Muhammad Ali Qamar, (Boxing, Coach), Lakhan Sharma, Coach (Gymnastics)

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