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Vijay Kumar to be India's flag-bearer at CWG

July 22, 2014 09:56 IST

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India's Olympic silver medalist pistol shooter, Vijay Kumar will be the flag-bearer for the country during the opening ceremony of 2014 Commonwealth Games, scheduled to take place on Wednesday.

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"Vijay Kumar has been named as the flag bearer for Indian contigent at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games," Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent, Raj Singh said.

London Olympics bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt has been kept as a reserve.