(Also read: Golfer Jordan Spieth pulls out of Rio Olympics over Zika worries)"I believe no other sportsman from the country ever took part in the Olympic Games through qualification before this. "I have already booked a ticket for Rio and hopefully I will be able to make my country proud in the golf event." "This is a great honour for me as well as for the game of golf," the two-time Asian Tour winner told local media. (Also read: Golfers Anirban Lahiri, SSP Chawrasia qualify for Rio Olympics)The International Golf Federation published the final Olympic rankings on its website on Monday, with Rahman's position enough to qualify for Rio when golf makes it return to the Games for the first time since 1904. So I am honoured and glad that I will be representing my country through the game I play in Rio de Janeiro.

Source: India Today July 12, 2016 07:30 UTC