Oscar-winning musician, AR Rahman has been named as the fourth brand ambassador for Rio Olympics. Rahman would now join Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood actor Salman Khan and ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra.
After announcing the news, Rajeev Mehta, Secretary of IOA said in a statement, "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. As per our plan to reach out to maximum people in the country for Olympic Sports, we are happy that Rahman has come forward from the field of music to support our athletes and we already have Salman Khan from Bollywood, Abhinav Bindra from Olympic Sports and Sachin Tendulkar from Cricket. I am sure Rahman will inspire our sportspersons."
