The 20th Asian Games open in Japan on the day of the ceremony, with India’s athletes set to lead the delegation during the parade. Multiple outlets report that Manu Bhaker and Pawan Sehrawat are named as India’s flag-bearers for the opening ceremony.
The coverage also highlights the scale and production elements of the event. NDTV describes an opening ceremony with a stated budget of around USD 50 million, while The Hindu notes that the ceremony follows a stuttering or delayed build-up. Both accounts focus on the symbolic importance of the flag-bearers and the ceremonial start of the Games, while differing in emphasis—NDTV on the ceremony’s financial and broadcast details and The Hindu on the overall timing and build-up to the event.
