Pawan Sehrawat replaces Tajinderpal Singh Toor as India's flag-bearer

Seasoned kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat has been named as India’s flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony, replacing Tajinderpal Singh Toor. The change was confirmed by the chef-de-mission Sahdev Yadav, citing a delay in the athletics team’s ceremonial kits as the reason.

The 30-year-old Sehrawat, who has represented India in kabaddi, will carry the national flag at the opening ceremony. The athletics team members do not have their ceremonial kits with them, which led to the decision to appoint Sehrawat as the flag-bearer. The team is scheduled to leave Nagoya on September 30, one day after the athletics competition ends and four days before the closing ceremony on October 4.