CWG 2022 Opening Ceremony: Flagbearers PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh lead Indian contingent as CWG 2022 declared open after spectacular Opening ceremony

CWG 2022 Opening Ceremony begins, Athletes parade gets underway, Flagbearers PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh lead Indian contingent : Follow LIVE UPDATES

England’s Prince Charles who stepped in for Queen Elizabeth II declared the Games Open. The sport events are all set to begin from 29th July, Friday.

There will be 215 athletes representing India, who will be competing in 16 sports, 108 of whom will be men and 107 will be women. However, the contingent will have a total of 322, which includes 72 team officials, 26 additional officials, and 9 contingent employees, including 3 general managers.

Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) will see a host of Indian athletes in action. Stars like PV Sindhu, Manika Batra, and Harmanpreet Kaur will take to the field. While Sindhu and Manika Bartra will be in action in individual events, Harmanpreet will lead India women’s cricket team at Edgbaston against Australia. For the first time ever, the quadrennial event will mark the debut of the Indian Women’s cricket team