List of flag bearers for India at the Olympics
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This is a list of flag bearers who have represented India at the Olympics.[1] Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
Men and women from across the country and from a variety of sports have been chosen to bear the flag at the opening ceremonies. Field hockey player Balbir singh Sr. and Luge runner Shiva Keshvan is the only athlete who has been given the honor on more than one occasion Balbir Singh Sr. got this honor two times in 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics, while Shiva Keshvan had led the Indian contingent four times in 1998, 2002, 2010 and 2018 Winter Olympics. In the 1992 Summer Olympics, Shiny Abraham Wilson became the first woman to carry the flag of India at the opening ceremony of any Olympics. The first female flag bearer at the Winter Olympics was Neha Ahuja at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
List of flag bearers[]
Summer Olympics[]
# | Event year | Flag bearer | Sport |
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1 | 1920 | Purma Bannerjee | Athletics |
2 | 1932 | Lal Shah Bhokhari | Field hockey |
3 | 1936 | Dhyan Chand | Field hockey |
4 | 1948 | Talimeran Ao | Football |
4 | 1952 | Balbir Singh, Sr | Field hockey |
5 | 1956 | Balbir Singh, Sr | Field hockey |
6 | 1964 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | Athletics |
7 | 1972 | D. N. Devine Jones | Boxing |
8 | 1984 | Zafar Iqbal | Field hockey |
9 | 1988 | Kartar Singh | Wrestling |
10 | 1992 | Shiny Abraham-Wilson | Athletics |
11 | 1996 | Pargat Singh | Field hockey |
12 | 2000 | Leander Paes | Tennis |
13 | 2008 | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Shooting |
14 | 2012 | Sushil Kumar | Wrestling |
15 | 2016 | Abhinav Bindra | Shooting |
16 | 2020 | Mary Kom Manpreet Singh |
Boxing Hockey |
Winter Olympics[]
# | Event year | Flag bearer | Sport |
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1 | 1988 | Kishor Rahtna Rai | Alpine skiing |
2 | 1998 | Shiva Keshavan | Luge |
3 | 2002 | Shiva Keshavan | Luge |
4 | 2006 | Neha Ahuja | Alpine skiing |
5 | 2010 | Shiva Keshavan | Luge |
6 | 2018 | Shiva Keshavan | Luge |
See also[]
References[]
- India at the Olympics
- Lists of Olympic flag bearers by country
- Lists of Indian sportspeople