India might have 2 flag-bearers: IOA chief

New Delhi

The names will be revealed “soon”, Batra said. “It’s not yet decided. The matter is still in consultation stage but there  is  a  possibility  that  this  year  there  would  be  two  flag-bearers -- one male and one female for gender parity,” Batra said.The country’s lone individual Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra was the flag-bearer at the opening ceremony  of  the  2016  Games  in  Rio  de  Janeiro.  The  Tokyo  Games are scheduled to open on July 23 and over 100 Indian  athletes  would  be  gunning  for  podium  finishes  at  the showpiece. Great Britain has already announced that it will have two flag-bearers for the event.