Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], October 4 (ANI): Star Indian entice shooter Neeru Dhanda will lead the nation’s contingent as flag-bearer on the closing ceremony of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday, capping a outstanding marketing campaign through which she received two gold medals and a silver.
The 27-year-old has been named India’s flag-bearer for the ceremony by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). She will carry the tricolour in the course of the Parade of Nations on the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, based on ESPN.
Dhanda has loved one in every of India’s most profitable campaigns on the continental showpiece. She grew to become the primary Indian girl to win a person Asian Games gold medal in entice capturing after topping the ladies’s particular person occasion with a rating of 26.
She had earlier set an Asian Games report in qualification, lacking simply two photographs out of 30 to complete with 28.
Dhanda adopted her particular person gold with a silver within the ladies’s workforce entice occasion alongside Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer. She then partnered Kynan Chenai to gold within the blended workforce entice occasion, finishing a three-medal haul.
The blended workforce pair additionally set an Asian Games report, scoring 34 to surpass the earlier mark of 30 held by Qatar, whereas securing India’s first gold within the blended workforce entice capturing occasion on the Games.
Dhanda had returned to India after finishing her capturing marketing campaign however will journey again to Japan to attend the closing ceremony.
The closing ceremony is scheduled to start at 6 pm native time (2:30 pm IST) on Sunday on the Paloma Mizuho Stadium, also called the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
India concluded its Asian Games marketing campaign with 85 medals, together with 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, to complete fourth within the general standings.
China topped the medal tally with 341 medals, together with 169 gold, adopted by hosts Japan with 269 medals, together with 83 gold. South Korea completed third with 150 medals, together with 39 gold.
The closing ceremony may even characteristic the ceremonial handover of the Asian Games flag to Doha, which can host the 2030 version of the continental occasion. (ANI)