Music composer and Oscar winner AR Rahman became the goodwill ambassador for the Indian contingent for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. He joins cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, shooter Abhinav Bindra and Bollywood star Salman Khan.
Earlier on, Rahman had mentioned that no one had approached him regarding this. But now it looks like Rahman will join the rest of the team as goodwill ambassador. Olympic Association released an acceptance note of the composer which said, It's absolutely an honor and my pleasure to be a goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent scheduled for August 2016
Welcoming Rahman on board, IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta said, “I would like to welcome AR Rahman on board as a goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for Rio Olympics. It’s our privilege to have the Oscar winning living legend-music composer on board to spread awareness and promote the Olympic movement.
