Thangavelu Mariyappan Will Not Be India's Flagbearer In The Opening Ceremony Of The Tokyo Paralympic On Tuesday
He has been replaced by Shot Put athlete Tek Chand as India's flagbearer. On his flight to Tokyo, Mariyappan came in close contact with a covid positive foreign passenger. Though on reaching the village he has been Tested for 6 days and all his reports are negative, but the Organizing Committee has advised not to make Mariyaapan participate in the Opening Ceremony today.
New Delhi: Rio Olympic 2016 gold medalist, Thangavelu Mariyappan will not be India's flagbearer in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday. He has been replaced by Shot Put athlete Tek Chand as India's flag bearer. On his flight to Tokyo, Mariyappan came in close contact with a covid positive foreign passenger.
Though on reaching the village he has been Tested for 6 days and all his reports are negative, but the Organizing Committee has advised not to make Mariyaapan participate in the Opening Ceremony today.
According to the sources, Six members of the Indian contingent, including two athletes Thangavelu Mariyappan and Vinod Kumar, came in close contact with a covid positive foreign passenger on the flight from New Delhi to Tokyo.
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