Tokyo: India Paddlers A Senatu Kamal and Manika Batra have decided to oppose the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday as they opened their mixed double campaign the next day.
The names of the two players are in the list of participants at the opening ceremony but it turns out, it is a mistake on the part of Indian officials who compile the list.
The Asian Games Bronze-Medalist plays the mighty Chinese partner from Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching in the round of 16 matches on Saturday.
The pair of Taipei China is seeded third and currently number one in the world ranking.
Instead of 20 athletes, 19 will be seen at the ceremony with tennis players Ankita Raina replacing table tennis stars.
Six officials will accompany them.
Mary Kom Boxing and Indian Hockey Hockey Team Manpreet Singh will be a flag bearer at the Japanese National Stadium.
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