The athletes of Rio 2016 Olympics were given a warm farewell by Salman Khan and AR Rahman on Monday at an event organized by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in New Delhi. These Indian Athletes were wished good luck and received a warm send-off by Salman, who is also the brand ambassador of the Indian Olympic contingent and music director AR Rahman.

The list of attendees included tennis star Sania Mirza, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Vinod Tomar, Dipa Karmakar and table tennis star Manika Batra. All these athletes have proved their outstanding abilities and have been qualified for the Olympics. Both Salman and Rahman had met these athletes for the first time and provided a lot of moral support to them as they are all geared up for their journey to Rio.
Bhaijaan performed at the event and AR Rahman too gave some prep talk to instill enthusiasm in the athletes.