PV Sindhu, India\u2019s standout badminton player and silver medalist at the Rio Olympics, is a front-runner to be one of the two flag-bearers for the Indian team in the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n
At the opening ceremony, India will feature one male and one female athlete as flag bearers. The Olympic Games will begin on July 23.<\/p>\n
Sindhu will almost certainly be one of the flag-bearers when the formal announcement is made at the end of this month.<\/p>\n
\u201cSindhu is likely to be one of the flag-bearers,\u201d an IOA source told PTI.<\/p>\n
Although there is no rule, the previous edition\u2019s medal winner has always been the flag-bearer for the next event.<\/p>\n
There were two medalists from the previous edition, and one of them, wrestler Sakshi Malik, did not qualify for this edition.<\/p>\n
The men athletes\u2019 joint flag-bearer has yet to be determined. Athlete Neeraj Chopra, TT player Sharath Kamal, wrestler Bajrang Punia, and boxer Amit Panghal are just a few of the notable participants.<\/p>\n
At the previous event in Rio de Janeiro, no male athletes won a medal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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