Salman Khan shared several pictures of him at the event as well.
https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/723818658724753408
ANI tweeted: “Prominent Bollywood actor Salman Khan to be the Goodwill Ambassador for Indian contingent at #RioOlympics2016”
The actor also took to Twitter, and confirmed the news, by sharing a picture with the official jersey for Indian athletes at the Olympics. One can also see Mary Kom, Sardar Singh, Ritu Rani, Deepika Kumari, Manika Batra in the picture along with other Indian prominent faces.
https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan/status/723824349694726144
https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan/status/723825850420842496
It indeed is a proud moment for India as Salman becomes the prominent face.