The Indian flag was hoisted at the CWG Village in Birmingham, on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2022.
“Several athletes, including the hockey men’s and women’s teams of India, took part in the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village, Birmingham, on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the Games,” an IOA press release stated.
“In the presence of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Acting President Mr Anil Khanna, IOA Treasurer Mr Anandeshwar Panday, Mr Anil Dhupar, the Deputy Chef de Mission for the Games, and other IOA officials, Team India’s Chef de Mission, Mr Rajesh Bhandari, hoisted the flag in a ceremony filled with music and dance,” the release added.
Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was India’s designated flag-bearer initially, but he recently pulled out of the Games due to a groin injury he sustained during the World Athletics Championships in the United States.
