Manu Bhaker, Tajinderpal Singh Toor named India’s flag-bearers for Asian Games

The Olympic medallist and defending Asian Games champion will lead India’s contingent at Saturday’s opening ceremony.

Double Olympic medal-winning shooter Manu Bhaker. File photo: ANI
1 min read  |  Published: 18 Sep 2026

Nagoya: Double Olympic medal-winning shooter Manu Bhaker and defending shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor were on Friday named as India's flag-bearers for the 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.

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