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- PV Sindhu will be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast, Australia.
- In the last Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014, Sindhu bagged a bronze in women's singles.
India's V. Sindhu Pusarla wears her silver medal during the medal ceremony for women's badminton singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)[/caption]
- In the previous three Commonwealth Games, the prestigious position during the march past of the opening ceremony had always gone to a member of the shooting squad.
- In 2006 Melbourne Games, India's flag-bearer was double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who is currently the sports minister.
- 2008 Olympic champion shooter Abhinav Bindra had the honour when India hosted the Games in 2010.
- Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar was the flag-bearer in 2014.
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