New Delhi: PV Sindhu and Sharath Kamal are all set to unfurl the Tiranga at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024. Sindhu who is eying for the first gold medal after winning silver in 2016 and bronze in 2020 said that she is honoured to get the opportunity to lead her country’s contingent.
Sharath Kamal and PV Sindhu are super excited to be flag bearers today for India 🇮🇳❤️
🎥 – @JioCinema #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/Cz5f6E5Ig2
— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) July 26, 2024
On the other hand, 42-year-old Indian table tennis veteran Sharath Kamal became emotional when asked about the opportunity. The senior paddler also added, “I’ve been dreaming and visualising about, for the last 3-4 months…” Sharath who is at the fag end of his career will look to end the decorated career with an Olympic gold.
List of flag bearers from India in the past:
- 1920: Purma Banerjee (athletics)
- 1932: Lal Shah Bhokari (hockey)
- 1936: Dhyan Chand (hockey)
- 1948: Talimeren Ao (football)
- 1952: Balbir Singh Sr (hockey)
- 1956: Balbir Singh Sr (hockey)
- 1964: Gurbachan Singh Randhawa (athletics)
- 1972: Desmond-Neville Devine Jones (boxing)
- 1984: Zafar Iqbal (hockey)
- 1988: Kartar Singh Dhillon (wrestling)
- 1992: Shiny-Abraham Wilson (athletics)
- 1996: Pargat Singh (hockey)
- 2000: Leander Paes (tennis)
- 2004: Anju Bobby George (athletics)
- 2008: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (shooting)
- 2012: Sushil Kumar (wrestling)
- 2016: Abhinav Bindra (shooting)
- 2020: Mary Kom (boxing) and Manpreet Singh (hockey)
- 2024: Sharath Kamal (table tennis) and PV Sindhu (badminton)
When does the Paris Olympics 2024 start?
The Paris Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony is scheduled to start at 11:00 PM (IST) and will be available live on OTT and Television.
SHARATH KAMAL & PV SINDHU ARE THE FLAG BEARERS
Indian contingent at the #Olympic2024 will be led by @sharathkamal1 and @Pvsindhu1
Let the Olympics begin pic.twitter.com/I5hZBVRngt
— IndiaSportsHub (@IndiaSportsHub) July 26, 2024
Where to watch the live stream of the Opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 in India?
Media outlet Viacom18 has acquired the exclusive rights for the streaming of the Paris Olympics 2024. Naturally, the program will be telecasted live on the Sports18 networks. Below is th
- Sports18 1- English, Tamil and Telegu
- Sports18 2- Hindi
Fans can also watch the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024 for free on the OTT on Jio Cinema across multiple languages.