Asian Games 2023: Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh named flag bearer of the Indian contingent – Dainik Savera Times

Chandigarh: Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain have been made the flag bearers of the Indian contingent for the Asian Games in Hangzhou. The Indian contingent will participate in the march past of the inaugural ceremony on September 23. Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Thursday congratulated Harmanpreet Singh on being named as the flag bearer of the Indian contingent and said it is a matter of pride for Punjab and hockey.

He said that hockey player Manpreet Singh had the honor of becoming the flag bearer in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last year. Meet Hayer congratulated all the Indian players and expressed hope that in the coming two weeks, Indian players will bring glory to the country with their excellent performance in the Asian Games. Harmanpreet Singh, a resident of Timmowal village in Amritsar district, was a member of the bronze medal-winning Indian team at the Tokyo Olympics, when he scored the highest number of six goals for the Indian team.

Drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh, a member of the silver medal winning Indian hockey team at the Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, scored nine goals. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian hockey team won the Asian Champions Trophy this year. Harmanpreet Singh has also won a silver medal in the Champions Trophy, a bronze medal in the Hockey World League, a gold medal in the Asia Cup and a bronze medal in the Jakarta Asian Games. Playing for the junior Indian hockey team, Harmanpreet Singh is also a winner of the Junior World Cup and Junior Asia Cup. He was also awarded the Arjuna Award.