Vijay Kumar named India's flag-bearer at CWG

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Press Trust of India Glasgow
Last Updated : Jul 21 2014 | 10:06 PM IST
India's Olympic silver medallist pistol shooter, Vijay Kumar will be the flag-bearer for the country during the opening ceremony of 2014 Commonwealth Games, scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
"Vijay Kumar has been named as the flag bearer for Indian contigent at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games," Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent, Raj Singh told PTI today.
London Olympics bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt has been kept as a reserve.
Sports Secretary Ajit M Saran, IOA President N Ramachandran and IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta today visisted the Indian contingent at the Games village and interacted with the athletes.
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First Published: Jul 21 2014 | 10:06 PM IST