5 Past Indian Flag Bearers for Olympics Opening Ceremony

Producer: Peuli Bakshi

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He was the first Indian to carry the national flag at the opening ceremony of the Antwerp Olympics 1920.

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Bengal's Purma participated in the men's 400 meters sprint race at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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India's first individual gold medal winner, was the flag bearer at Rio Olympics 2016.

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He is India's only flag-bearer in tennis. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of Sydney Olympics 2000.

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He attained the prestigious opportunity by clinching the first medal (bronze) in tennis for India at Atlanta in 1996.

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Tokyo Olympics 2020 was the first time India had two flag-bearers at the opening ceremony.

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