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It’s a great honour: Achanta Sharath Kamal on being flagbearer
Updated On: 11 July, 2024 08:49 AM IST | Mumbai | G Krishnan
Kamal, who will turn 42 on Friday, will appear in his fifth and final Games in Paris
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Sharath Kamal. Pic/G Krishnan
The honour of leading the Indian contingent at the Olympics opening ceremony does not come to every sportsperson. This honour at the Paris Games beginning on July 26 goes to table tennis ace Achanta Sharath Kamal, who will be leading the Indian contingent along River Seine with badminton ace PV Sindhu.
Kamal, who will turn 42 on Friday, will appear in his fifth and final Games in Paris. Replying to mid-day on what it meant to be the flagbearer at the Olympics, Kamal said on the sidelines of the Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 player draft on Wednesday: “Firstly, I did not believe when they told me that I’d be the flagbearer. It took me a while for the news to sink in. But then, from that day, I have been eagerly waiting for July 26 when I will be leading the Indian contingent with that flag in my hand.
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