Pawan Sehrawat will now lead the contingent alongside Manu Bhaker.
Toor was unable to attend the opening ceremony because his ceremonial kit would arrive too late.
Chef-de-mission Sahdev Yadav confirmed the change.
Toor said he informed the Indian Olympic Association he could not make the ceremony in time.
Toor remains at an athletics training base, and his competition participation is unaffected.
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The reporting broadly agrees that Tajinderpal Singh Toor was replaced by Pawan Sehrawat after a delay with Toor’s ceremonial kit. It also agrees that Sahdev Yadav confirmed the change and that Toor’s competition participation is not affected.
What remains unsettled is the exact logistics behind the kit delay, including when the kit would arrive and how the handoff was handled. The reporting also leaves open whether the same issue affected other athletes, beyond members of the athletics team mentioned in one account.
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India Today reports that shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor was replaced as an Asian Games flag-bearer by kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat due to a delay in receiving his official kit. Toor remains at an athletics training base in Tsukuba and will miss the opening ceremony in Nagoya, though his participation in the competition is unaffected. Sehrawat will now lead the contingent alongside shooter Manu Bhaker.
The Times of India reports that Tajinderpal Singh Toor was replaced by Pawan Sehrawat as India's Asian Games flag-bearer after a logistical issue with his ceremonial kit. Chef-de-mission Sahdev Yadav confirmed the change. Toor stated he informed the Indian Olympic Association he could not attend the opening ceremony because his kit would arrive at the airport too late, and noted that members of the athletics team do not possess their ceremonial kits yet.
Hindustan Times details the late replacement of Tajinderpal Singh Toor by kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat as India's Asian Games flag-bearer following a kit delay. Chef-de-mission Sahdev Yadav confirmed the change. Toor explained that he notified the Indian Olympic Association of his absence because his kit would arrive at Nagoya airport too late, adding that he was informed late about his flag-bearer role, which prevented his coach from collecting the kit earlier.
The New Indian Express reports that kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat replaced Tajinderpal Singh Toor as India's flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony. The source attributes the change to Toor being unable to attend because his ceremonial kit was still in India. Chef-de-mission Sahdev Yadav confirmed that Sehrawat would take Toor's place alongside Manu Bhaker. Toor stated that collecting his kit from the airport in time for the event would be too difficult.
Bhaskar English reports that shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor was replaced by kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat as India's flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony. According to the source, Toor missed the event because his official kit did not arrive in time from India. Toor stated that no members of the athletics team had received their kits yet. Chef-de-mission Sahdev Yadav confirmed the replacement for the ceremony in Nagoya, Japan.
NewsX reports that kabaddi player Pawan Sehrawat was named India's new flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony after replacing Tajinderpal Singh Toor. The source explains that Toor became unavailable because he had not received his official kit in time for the event. Chef-de-mission Sahdev Yadav confirmed that Sehrawat would step in alongside Manu Bhaker. The article also provides a biographical profile of Sehrawat and his athletic background.