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Asian Games 2026: Manu Bhaker, Tajinderpal Singh Toor to be India's flag bearers
The opening ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games is set to be held on 19 September.
Manu Bhaker (Photo credit: AFP)
Manu Bhaker, who won twin medals at 2024 Paris Olympics, and two-time reigning 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.
(With inputs from PTI)
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