Paralympic champions Pramod Bhagat and Bhavina Patel named Indian flag bearers for Asian Para Games in Japan

Key facts

• Paralympic champions Pramod Bhagat and Bhavina Patel will be the flag bearers of the Indian contingent at the Opening Ceremony of the Asian Para Games.
• The Asian Para Games will be held from 18th to 24th October at Aichi-Nagoya in Japan.
• Para badminton player Pramod Bhagat has won six Asian Para Games medals, including two gold and four bronze, between 2014 and 2023.
• Para table tennis player Bhavina Patel has won two Asian Para Games medals, a silver and a bronze, between 2018 and 2023.
• The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) will formally see off the Indian contingent at a special ceremony, with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya as Chief Guest and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Nikhil Khadse as Guest of Honour.
• PCI President Devendra Jhajharia said Bhagat and Patel are fitting representatives of the Indian contingent.