Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra to attend closing ceremony; Bajrang Punia to be the flag bearer

Manpreet Singh and Mary Kom were the flag bearers for India at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics. Image Courtesy: Twitter

Xtra Time Web Desk: Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra will be part of the Indian contingent for the closing ceremony of the Games which will take place at the National Stadium on Sunday. A majority of the Indian athletes including hockey, wrestling team members will participate in the closing ceremenoy. As per the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo Games organizing committee, there will be no limit for the contestants but the count of officials has been capped at 10.

The Indian athletes will be seen in comfortable track suits.

Wrestler Bajrang Punia, who claimed a bronze on Saturday, will be India’s flag bearer as announced earlier.

As per protocols followed by Indian Olympic Association, the medal winners including gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will be duly made flag bearers in the future multi sporting events including Asian Games and Commonwealth Games next year.

Men’s hockey skipper Manpreet Singh and champion boxer MC Mary Kom were India’s flag bearers at the opening ceremony.

Considering the COVID-19 threat, the Indian delegates in Tokyo had limited the count of officials at the opening ceremony to six, while a significant number of athletes stayed away from the event to focus on their competition the following day.

India capped off its best-ever performance in the Olympics with a haul of seven medals, including a gold, at Tokyo.