Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:12pm on 19 Sep 2026,Saturday Sports
Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat led the Indian contingent as flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The ceremony at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya marked the start of the 20th Asian Games. Bhaker, who won bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol and mixed team 10m air pistol at Paris 2024 with Sarabjot Singh, became the first athlete from independent India to win two medals at Olympics. Sehrawat was part of India’s gold-winning kabaddi team at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. India has sent 503 athletes, including 269 men and 234 women, across 36 disciplines.
