Actor Anil Kapoor has joined hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in showing their support for the country’s contingent, which will fly to Tokyo for the Olympics. The Nayak star urged the people of the country to show full support to the athletes. The Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, was supposed to be held last year but had to be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The highly anticipated event will begin on July 23 and will be happening under really strict health safety protocols. Earlier, The Board of Control for Cricket in India joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend best wishes to the Indian athletes ahead of the showpiece event.
The likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues shared their messages on the video. Indian national Hockey team captain will be one of the flag-bearers for the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony and he will be accompanied by the famous London Olympics bronze medalist boxer MC Mary Kom. For the closing ceremony, which will take place on August 8, well-known Wrestler Bajrang Punia will be India’s flag bearer. IOA President Narinder Batra also confirmed that the total contingent for the Olympics would be around 126 athletes and 75 officials. The contingent comprises 56 per cent of men and 44 per cent of women. It has 76 quota places and will compete in about 85 medal positions. The Indian contingent would depart for Tokyo on July 17.