Commonwealth Games: Indian flag hoisted at Birmingham's CWG Village

Members of the India men’s and women’s hockey teams were among the several athletes who took part in the country’s flag hoisting ceremony at Birmingham’s Commonwealth Games Village on Wednesday on the eve of the opening ceremony. “Several athletes, including the hockey men’s and women’s teams of India, took part in the flag-hoisting ceremony at the Commonwealth Games Village, Birmingham, on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the Games,” an IOA press release stated. “In the presence of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Acting President Mr Anil Khanna, IOA Treasurer Mr Anandeshwar Panday, Mr Anil Dhupar, the Deputy Chef de Mission for the Games, and other IOA officials, Team India’s Chef de Mission, Mr Rajesh Bhandari, hoisted the flag in a ceremony filled with music and dance,” the release added. [caption id=“attachment_10970991” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] IOA Acting President Anil Khanna and IOA treasurer Anandeshwar Panday were among the ones present for the ceremony. Image: IOA Media[/caption] Badminton star PV Sindhu and men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh were recently named India’s flag-bearers for the Commonwealth Games. Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was India’s designated flag-bearer initially, but he recently pulled out of the Games due to a groin injury he sustained during the World Athletics Championships in the United States. More than 200 Indian athletes will be taking part in the Games, which has reintroduced cricket after more than two decades. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India women’s team would be hoping to put up an inspired performance in the upcoming games. They have been grouped with Australia, Barbados and Pakistan for the T20 tournament. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News ,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.