India, June 3 -- The squad received a warm send-off as supporters lined the route from their training base in Istanbul to the airport. The team bus was escorted by a convoy of TOGG (Turkey's domestic EVs) vehicles, while fans waved Turkish flags and cheered along the way. The procession accompanied the squad to the airport, turning the team's departure into a public show of support.

The country's squad departed Rio de Janeiro aboard a plane that received a ceremonial water salute, often referred to as a 'baptism' in aviation circles. As the aircraft taxied down the runway, fire engines created arches of water overhead - a gesture typically reserved for special occasions and seen as a send-off ahead of a major journey.

Rather than a conv...