Here's what Rio Olympic's goodwill ambassador has been up to today
May 23, 2016  18:04
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Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar is doing his bit as IOA's goodwill ambassador for the Rio Olympics,

Tendulkar met the Olympic-bound Indian wrestling contingent at a city hotel in New Delhi and boosted the athletes' confidence ahead of the mega event in August. With the exception of Yogeshwar Dutt (men's 65kg) and Sandeep Tomar (57kg), all the wrestlers who have secured Olympic quotas -- Narsingh Yadav (men's 74kg), Vinesh Phogat (women's 48kg), Babita Kumari (women's 53kg), Sakshi Malik (women's 58kg), Ravinder Khatri (Greco-Roman 85kg) and Hardeep (Greco-Roman 98kg) -- met the legendary batsman.


Even the coaches of all three formats were present on the occasion, along with Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Secretary General Rajiv Mehta and Olympic-bound table tennis player Manika Batra. Tendulkar today posted a couple of pictures of his meeting with the wrestling contingent on his twitter account.


"Met some of our champion athletes preparing for #RioOlympics2016. Wonderful knowing their experiences and dreams!," Tendulkar wrote on his twitter handle. Women's wrestling team coach Kuldeep Singh, who was present on the occasion, said that the two-hour long meeting with Tendulkar proved to be a psychological boost for the wrestlers.


 "Our wrestlers were very happy to meet Tendulkar. We had meal together and then he spoke to the athletes and boosted their confidence ahead of the Rio Games. Speaking to him was a big psychological boost for our players," the coach told PTI. "He shared his own experiences, narrated a lot of stories and also spoke about how he dealt with all the pressure during his playing days," he added.


Image: That's the picture Tendulkar tweeted with the wrestlers today
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