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.
Luge runner Shiva Keshvan are the only athletes who have been given the honour on more than one occasion. Balbir Singh Sr. was given this honour twice in 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics, while Shiva Keshavan 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.[2][3][4]
List of flag bearers
Summer Olympics
| # | Event year | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1920 | Purma Bannerjee | Athletics |
| 2 | 1932 | Lal Shah Bhokhari |
Field hockey |
| 3 | 1936 | Dhyan Chand | Field hockey |
| 4 | 1948 | Talimeran Ao |
Football |
| 5 | 1952 | Balbir Singh, Sr |
Field hockey |
| 6 | 1956 | Balbir Singh, Sr |
Field hockey |
| 7 | 1964 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | Athletics |
| 8 | 1972 | Desmond Neville Devine Jones | Boxing |
| 9 | 1984 | Zafar Iqbal | Field hockey |
| 10 | 1988 | Kartar Singh | Wrestling |
| 11 | 1992 | Shiny Abraham-Wilson |
Athletics |
| 12 | 1996 | Pargat Singh | Field hockey |
| 13 | 2000 | Leander Paes | Tennis |
| 14 | 2004 | Anju Bobby George | Athletics |
| 15 | 2008 | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Shooting |
| 16 | 2012 | Sushil Kumar |
Wrestling |
| 17 | 2016 | Abhinav Bindra | Shooting |
| 18 | 2020 | Mary Kom Manpreet Singh |
Hockey
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| 19 | 2024 | Sharath Kamal | table tennis |
Winter Olympics
| # | Event year | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 7 | 2022 | Arif Khan | Alpine skiing |
See also
References
- ^ India. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
- ^ "From Balbir Singh Sr to Abhinav Bindra: India's flag-bearers at the Olympics". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "From Dhyan Chand to Mary Kom, a list of India's flag bearers at the Olympic Games". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "A list of all Indian flagbearers at the Olympic Games". Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ https://infodatanews.com/paris-olympic-2024/
