Indian Flag-bearers for Tokyo 2020

• 07 Jul 2021

Olympics

Opening Ceremony: Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh

• Indian Olympic Association have announced that 6-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom and men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be India's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on 23 July 2021.

Closing Ceremony: Bajrang Punia

• Wrestler Bajrang Punia will be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games on August 8, 2021.

Paralympics

Mariyappan Thangavelu

• Top para high-jumper from Tamil Nadu, Mariyappan Thangavelu has been selected as flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the Tokyo Paralympics.
• He represented India in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men's high jump T-42 category, winning the gold medal in the finals.