Despite the fact that there is no limit on the number of athletes that can participate in the opening ceremony, India will only send five athletes. Chef de mission Gursharan Singh said that the remaining six members of the Indian contingent will be officials.
Chef de mission Singh, told PTI, “Only six officials are allowed for the opening ceremony while there is no cap on the number of athletes,”
“The two table tennis players have a competition the next day, that is Wednesday, so they are not taking part in the opening ceremony.”
The two table tennis players are Sonalben Patel and Bhavina Patel, who can not attend the ceremony.
During the Tokyo Olympics, which ended on 8 August, the same guideline of having a maximum of six officials during the opening ceremony was followed.
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