NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sachin
Tendulkar has accepted Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) invitation to
become the country's
goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Rio Olympics.
Tendulkar is the third
goodwill ambassador roped in by IOA after Bollywood actor Salman Khan and ace shooter Abhinav Bindra.
The IOA on Tuesday confirmed that
Tendulkar has accepted its offer after the national Olympic body had invited the batting legend to come on board on April 29.
"Sachin
Tendulkar has accepted our request to
become goodwill ambassador of Indian contingent at the Olympics. We have received the official communication from him accepting our request," IOA Secretary General Rajiv Mehta told PTI.
"We are very happy to have an iconic sportsperson like Mr
Tendulkar on board as
goodwill ambassador. We are thankful to him. We hope his association and the association of other
goodwill ambassadors will take Indian sport forward," he added.
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