- PV Sindhu will be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Gold Coast, Australia.
- In the last Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014, Sindhu bagged a bronze in women's singles.
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India's V. Sindhu Pusarla wears her silver medal during the medal ceremony for women's badminton singles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)[/caption]
- In the previous three Commonwealth Games, the prestigious position during the march past of the opening ceremony had always gone to a member of the shooting squad.
- In 2006 Melbourne Games, India's flag-bearer was double trap shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who is currently the sports minister.
- 2008 Olympic champion shooter Abhinav Bindra had the honour when India hosted the Games in 2010.
- Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar was the flag-bearer in 2014.