Tendulkar meets the IOC president

Tendulkar, who is here as a goodwill ambassador for the Indian contingent, sat alongside Thomas Bach as the two watched the opening day of rugby sevens.

Sachin Tendulkar watches the rugby sevens match with IOC president Thomas Bach (right).

Sachin Tendulkar met International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on the sidelines of the Rio Olympics here, which the Indian cricket icon termed as “wonderful“.

Wonderful spending time with Mr Thomas Bach, IOC president at >#Rio2016>@olympics>pic.twitter.com/XinZoiD9W3

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) >August 7, 2016

Tendulkar, who is here as a goodwill ambassador for the Indian contingent, sat alongside Bach as the two watched the opening day of rugby sevens.

Tendulkar is keenly tracking the performance of the Indian athletes in Rio and was seen supporting tennis players Sania Mirza and Prarthna Thombare from the stands.

He watched the women’s doubles match alongside Leander Paes, who had lost his men’s doubles first round match partnering Rohan Bopanna yesterday.