Olympics-Boxer Mary Kom, hockey captain Singh named India’s flagbearers

Boxer MC Mary Kom and men's hockey captain Manpreet Singh will be India's flagbearers at the Tokyo Olympics later this month, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said. The joint flagbearer role for teams is a break with tradition after the International Olympic Committee changed the rules to send a message of gender parity. A six-time women's world champion, 38-year-old Kom won flyweight bronze at the 2012 Games in London and she is hanging up her gloves after Tokyo.