Indian Flag-Bearers In Asia Games 2023: Asian Games are to be organized in Hangzhou, China. The opening ceremony of the Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou on 23 September. Indian men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain will be the flag bearers in this opening ceremony. On Wednesday, the Indian Olympic Association approved the names of Harmanpreet Singh and Lovlina Borgohain. At the same time, 655 Indian players are participating in the Asian Games. This is the largest Indian contingent so far in Asian Games history.
Harmanpreet Singh and Lovlina Borgohain will be the flag bearers…
Earlier, Neeraj Chopra was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. Lovlina had won the bronze medal in the 69 kg weight category in the Tokyo Olympics. Whereas this year in New Delhi, Lovlina had won the gold medal in the 75 kg category of the Women’s Boxing Championship. At the same time, Harmanpreet is counted among the best dragflickers in the world. The Indian team won the bronze medal in hockey in the Tokyo Olympics. Harmanpreet played an important role in that victory.
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Indian party’s party chief Bhupender Singh Bajwa said that today we have taken this decision after much deliberation. This time we will have two flag bearers for the Asian Games. Our flag bearers will be hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and boxer Lovlina Borgohain. At the same time, if the Indian hockey team is successful in winning the gold medal in the Asian Games, then it will qualify for the Paris Olympics this year. Paris Olympics is to be organized next year.
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