India, Oct. 8 -- Paralympic champions Pramod Bhagat and Bhavina Patel will lead the Indian contingent as flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony of the Asian Para Games, scheduled to be held from October 18 to 24 in Nagoya, Japan.

Bhagat, one of India's most decorated para badminton players, has won six Asian Para Games medals, including two gold and four bronze, from 2014 to 2023. Patel is a leading para table tennis player who won two Asian Para Games medals between 2018 and 2023 -- one silver and one bronze.

"It is a very proud moment for me to be chosen as India's flag bearer," Patel said in a release.

"When you carry the Tricolour, you realise that you are representing something much bigger than yourself. I am excited to walk into th...