{"id":7823,"date":"2026-09-19T06:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/19\/kit-blunder-forces-india-to-change-asian-games-flagbearer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T06:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T06:34:36","slug":"kit-blunder-forces-india-to-change-asian-games-flagbearer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/?p=7823","title":{"rendered":"Kit blunder forces India to change Asian Games flagbearer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px;\" class=\"\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2026-09-19\/682724_624254_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Tajinderpal Singh Toor of India in action during the mens shot put qualification at the Paris Olympics 2024. \u2014 Reuters\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\" spellcheck=\"false\">Tajinderpal Singh Toor of India in action during the men&#8217;s shot put qualification at the Paris Olympics 2024. \u2014 Reuters<\/figcaption><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"visibility: visible !important; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; margin: 0px; border: 0px; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\"\/><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"visibility: visible !important; position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; margin: 0px; border: 0px; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\"\/><superhuman-go-underlines data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"visibility: visible !important; display: contents; --rem: 16;\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>India have replaced their male flagbearer in Saturday&#8217;s Asian Games opening ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, because the original choice, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, has not received his official ceremonial kit and cannot attend the event, media reports said.<\/p>\n<p>Toor, who is aiming for his third straight Asian Games gold in shot put, will be replaced by kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat as the male flagbearer. 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