# Tajinderpal Toor replaced as India flag-bearer over kit delay 2026-09-19T03:21:42+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor has been replaced as India's flag-bearer for the Asian Games opening ceremony in Nagoya after a delay in receiving his official team kit. Kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat will now lead the Indian contingent alongside double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker at Saturday's ceremony. Toor confirmed to PTI that he remains at the athletics training base in Tsukuba and will not attend the event. The Indian Olympic Association made the last-minute change hours before the ceremony at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. The ceremony will be broadcast on Sony Sports channels and streamed on SonyLIV at 2:30 pm IST. Toor's participation in his shot put event is not affected by the ceremonial change. India has sent a 503-member contingent to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, competing across 35 sports. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three sources report the kit delay as the cause for Toor's replacement, with no government or political framing. The coverage is uniform straight reporting, each attributing the reason to Toor's own statement to PTI and noting the last-minute nature of the change. The disruption to the flag-hoisting event on Friday, also attributed to organisational miscommunication, is mentioned by India Today and ABP Live but not by Sports NDTV. India enters these Games after a record 107-medal haul at Hangzhou, and the logistical hiccup does not affect any athlete's competition schedule. ## Coverage - sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) Straight factual reporting with no slant - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Agency copy with no editorial framing - news.abplive.com (neutral report) Factual report with AI-generated bullet points Tags: Asian Games 2026, Manu Bhaker, Nagoya, Pawan Sehrawat, Tajinderpal Singh Toor Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pawan-sehrawat-replaces-tajinderpal-toor-as-indias-asian-games-flag-bearer/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pawan-sehrawat-replaces-tajinderpal-toor-as-indias-asian-games-flag-bearer/#story-in-brief