"My first love continues to be sports and I would love to do any campaign that encourages people to take up sports in our country," Padukone said.
Daughter of veteran badminton player Prakash Padukone, Padukone has been a badminton player herself.
"Yes, she has been approached. In all meetings, the board has been saying that she is the only one they would like do it because she has a very strong bond with sports," said an official spokesperson from Sports Development Corporation, the board promoting Olympics.
The actress has also been approached to become the face of badminton in India.
"When we are looking for a celebrity to promote sports, we need people to believe that if this person can achieve so much at such a young age, so can we. In the case of Deepika, she is a true young achiever. She has achieved so much at such a young age," said the statement.
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