 "Rio 2016: Salman Khan to present cheque of Rs. 1,01,000 to each Indian Olympic athlete")
Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan announced on Wednesday that he will be presenting each Indian athlete at the Rio Olympics 2016 with a cheque of Rs 101,000 as a “gesture of appreciation”. “As a gesture of appreciation for our Olympic athletes, I will present each one with a cheque of Rs 101,000,” Salman, who is India’s goodwill ambassador for the games, tweeted. [caption id=“attachment_2962064” align=“alignleft” width=“381”] File photo of Salman Khan with Rio 2016 bound players in New Delhi before their send-off. PTI[/caption] Salman Khan was named goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in April, but this decision created a lot of controversy. Since then, the actor has attempted to show his support for the Indian athletes but he was
unable to recall the name of India’s star gymnast, Dipa Karmakar, The “Dabangg” star also shared that the Indian government is very supportive of sports. He said that he admires the work the Olympic Gold Quest is doing to “shape tomorrow’s champions”. “For me each and every sportsperson in the Indian Olympic contingent is a superstar. They prepare for four years and have a few minutes, sometimes a few seconds to perform on the world’s biggest stage,” Salman
had said earlier in a statement. The 50-year-old superstar was last seen on screen in “Sultan”, produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner Yash Raj Films. Earlier this month, YRF had also announced that it will honour Indian athletes who win gold at Rio with Rs one million. Here are his tweets from earlier in the day:
As a gesture of appreciation for our Olympic athletes, I will present each one with a cheque of Rs1,01,000.
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) August 17, 2016
The government is very supportive of sports . Each of us can also do our bit to encourage a sports nation .
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) August 17, 2016
I admire the work that Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) is doing to shape tmrw's champions .
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) August 17, 2016
And also companies like Edelweiss, Jio and others who have come forward to support the Olympics.
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) August 17, 2016
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