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Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India’s flag bearers at opening ceremony

Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to be India’s flag bearers at opening ceremony

Celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom and men's hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be the country's flag bearers at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics, the Indian Olympic Association announced on Monday. One of India's biggest medal hopes, wrestler Bajrang Punia, will be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8. The IOA has communicated the decision in this regard to the organising committee of the Tokyo Games. In a first, India is having two flag-bearers -- one male and one female -- at the upcoming Tokyo Games to ensure "gender parity". "It would be a huge moment…
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