Rio Olympics 2016: Salman Khan becomes the Goodwill Ambassador

Nikita Thakkar

April 23, 2016
5:45 pm
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Salman Khan is going play a wrestler in his upcoming film ‘Sultan’ and it seems this association of his with the field of sports has got extended to the Olympics. Salman Khan is set to represent the Indian contingent as the Goodwill Ambassador at the Olympics, which are being held in Rio De Janeiro.

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As soon as this news made it to the headlines, Salman posted a picture of himself, showing off the jersey which would be donned by the Indian Athletes participating in Olympics this year. Indian woman boxer and the inspiration behind Priyanka Chopra’s ‘Mary Kom’, the real Mary Kom could be seen sharing the frame with Mr. Bhaijaan.

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— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) April 23, 2016

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— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) April 23, 2016

Further, we stumbled upon a picture of our filmy wrestler (Salman) indulging in a fun kind off wrestling with real-life boxer Mary Kom.

Salman Khan and MaryKom سلمان خان سفیر حسن نیت امسال هند برای المپیک در کنار مری کوم اولین مدال آور بوکس هند در المپیک? ?? #salmankhan #sultan #bollywood #salman_khan #salman #RioOlympics #Olympics2016 ##RioOlympics2016 #Rio2016 #MaryKom #سلمان_خان #بالیوود #سلمان #سلطان

A photo posted by Salman Khan Persian Fanclub (@salmankhan_persianfanclub) on Apr 23, 2016 at 4:28am PDT

A tough competition, indeed!

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Nikita Thakkar

A strongly opinionated, free-spirited, budding Bollywood journalist, she likes to write anything in her own quirky style. When not running around to get assigned tasks completed, you will find her either painting, indulging in photography or dreaming in the la la land.