This Article is From Apr 26, 2016

Salman Khan on Mary Kom's 'Winning Attitude' to Her Work

Salman Khan on Mary Kom's 'Winning Attitude' to Her Work

Salman was all praise for Mary Kom's sportsmanship

Highlights

  • Salman's appointment as 2016 Rio Olympics ambassador was criticised
  • Mary Kom is a five-time world boxing champion
  • Milkha Singh and Yogeshwar Dutt have questioned Salman's appointment
Mumbai: Actor Salman Khan has lauded five-time world boxing champion and Olympic medallist MC Mary Kom, tweeting that she brings a 'winning attitude' to all her work.
 

Salman's tweet comes amid the row over his appointment as the goodwill ambassador for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

On Saturday, Salman was named as the the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics to be held later this year.

The move was questioned by several members of the Indian sports fraternity including 2012 London Olympics wrestling bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt who made his displeasure public with a series of tweets barely an hour after the decision was announced.
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