Bangalore, Jul 19: Wrestler Sushil Kumar has been given the honour of carrying India's flag at the London Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony on Jul 27.
Sushil Kumar shot to fame during the last Olympics in 2008 in Beijing by winning a bronze medal.
London Olympics Special
Hockey player Balbir Singh Sr. is the only sportsperson to have received the honour of carrying the flag twice.
Athlete Shiny Abraham-Wilson was the first woman to carry the flag. She was the flag-bearer at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
Anju Bobby George was the second woman to join Shiny, at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Here we look at full list of India's flag-bearers at the Summer Olympics.
Year | Athlete | Sport |
2012 London Olympics | Sushil Kumar | Wrestling |
2008 Beijing Olympics | Rajyavardhan Rathore | Shooting |
2004 Athens Olympics | Anju Bobby George | Longjump |
2000 Sydney Olympics | Leander Paes | Tennis |
1996 Atlanta Olympics | Pargat Singh | Hockey |
1992 Barcelona Olympics | Shiny Abraham-Wilson | Athletics |
1988 Seoul Olympics | Kartar Dhillon Singh | Wrestling |
1984 Los Angeles Olympics | Zafar Iqbal | Hockey |
1972 Munich Olympics | Devine Jones | |
1964 Tokyo Olympics | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | Athletics |
1956 Melbourne Olympics | Balbir Singh Sr. | Hockey |
1952 Helsinki Olympics | Balbir Singh Sr. | Hockey |
1936 Berlin Olympics | Dhyan Chand | Hockey |
1932 Los Angeles Olympics | Lal Shah Bokhari | |
1920 Antwerp Olympics | Purma Bannerjee |
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