Actor-producer
Saif
Ali
Khan
has
been
appointed
the
brand
ambassador
of
Olympic
Gold
Quest
(OGQ)
to
raise
funds
for
the
training
of
the
athletes
supported
by
the
not-for-profit
organisation.
He
has
committed
a
contribution
of
Rs.20
lakh
annually
to
the
NGO
until
the
Rio
Olympics
2016.
OGQ
is
co-founded
by
sports
legends
Geet
Sethi
and
Prakash
Padukone.
As
brand
ambassador,
Saif,
the
son
of
late
cricketer
star
Mansoor
Ali
Khan
Pataudi
and
film
star
Sharmila
Tagore,
will
garner
donations
and
contributions
for
the
benefit
of
athletes.
He
will
also
spread
awareness
about
OGQ,
its
mission,
vision
and
impact.
"I
am
thrilled
to
be
the
brand
ambassador
of
OGQ
as
I
love
all
sports.
OGQ
has
been
doing
wonderful
work
to
help
Indian
athletes
in
their
quest
for
Olympic
glory.
These
athletes
are
the
true
heroes
and
we
must
all
do
our
bit
to
support
them," Saif
said
in
a
statement.
"I'm
announcing
a
contribution
of
Rs.20
lakh
per
annum
to
OGQ
until
the
Rio
2016
Olympics.
This
will
go
towards
the
training
of
the
athletes
supported
by
OGQ.
In
addition
to
this,
we
will
be
doing
a
lot
of
fund
raising
events
for
Olympic
Gold
Quest," he
added.
OGQ
currently
supports
57
athletes
who
are
training
for
the
2016
and
2020
Olympics.