Agarwal secured gold in the women's 10m air rifle standing SH1 event with a Games-record score before winning the women's 50m rifle three positions SH1 title with a world-record performance. Kumar won gold in both the men's long jump T47 and high jump T47 events, setting a new Games record in the high jump.
The Times of India identified Aichi-Nagoya as the setting for the Games and closing ceremony, while The Hindu referred to Nagoya. The reports place the flag-bearer designation at the end of campaigns in which both athletes won two gold medals.
The selection gives the two athletes a prominent role in India's representation at the ceremony. The available reports identify Agarwal's two shooting victories and Kumar's two athletics victories as the basis for their designation, but do not identify an official announcing body or formal announcement mechanism.
The Hindu's October 24 date is presented as the scheduled date of the ceremony, rather than confirmation that it had already taken place.