Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chooses PV Sindhu as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The opening ceremony will be held on April 4.
Having won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics two years ago, the Hyderabad-based World No. 3 Sindhu is one of the favourites to win the badminton women’s singles title in Gold Coast.
Source- DD News
Static/Current Takeaways Important for NABARD Grade-A Exam 2018-
- In the last Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014, Sindhu bagged a bronze in women’s singles.
- Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar was the flag-bearer in 2014.