Rio Olympics 2016: AR Rahman is India's 4th Goodwill ambassador after Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra & Salman Khan

Music maestro AR Rahman has been appointed the fourth Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics 2016.

The Oscar-winning composer has joined Bollywood star Salman Khan, Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra and Bharat Ratna cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as the Goodwill Ambassadors for India at the global sporting event.

The Indian Olympic Association received Rahman's official written confirmation on Thursday.

"It is absolutely an honor and my pleasure to be a goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent scheduled for August 2016," said Rahman.

"I would like to welcome AR Rahman on board as a goodwill ambassador of Indian contingent for Rio Olympics. It's our privilege to have the Oscar winning living legend-music composer on board to spread awareness and promote the Olympic movement," IOA Secretary General, Rajeev Mehta, said.

"As per our plan to reach out to maximum people in the country for Olympic Sports, we are happy that Rahman has come forward from the field of music to support our athletes and we already have Salman Khan from Bollywood, Abhinav Bindra from Olympic Sports and Sachin Tendulkar from Cricket. I am sure Rahman will inspire our sportspersons," he added.