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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launched the 'Cheer4India' song of the country's Olympic contingent.
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.
The Indian athletes and officials travelling for the Tokyo Olympics have been asked by the Japanese government to undergo daily COVID-19 tests for a week prior to their departure and not interact with anyone from another country for three days on arrival.
The Indian athletes will wear unbranded apparel during the Tokyo Games scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8.
The Indian contingent for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics is expected to be around 190, including over 100 athletes.
Batra's advice came after judokas and boxers tested positive for the virus during tournaments abroad, leading to the withdrawal of the entire Indian teams.
IOA secretary-general Rajiv Mehta said it is yet to get any update on the COVID-19 vaccination for the Olympics-bound athletes.
Led by two-time Asian Games gold-winning former wrestler Kartar Singh, a few sportspersons from Punjab on Monday marched towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to return "35 national sports awards" in a show of solidarity with farmers agitating against new agriculture laws.
The IOA has tied up with IIT Kharagpur's Piyush Agarwal and has got government funding under the 'KAWACH Mask Project'. His start-up is currently attached with IIT Delhi. The brand name of the mask is 'Moksha'.
As part of its partnership agreement with the IOA, the group will further support the Indian contingent's promotions through its entertainment company, INOX Leisure Limited, at its multiplex properties around the country.