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US First Lady Michelle Obama jogs to the stage to speak during "Let's Move-London" event at the Winfield House in London on July 27, hours before the official start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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U.S. first lady Michelle Obama plays with schoolchildren during a 'Let's Move!' event for about 1,000 American military children and American and British students at the U.S. ambassador's residence in London, ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, on July 27.
Reuters -- LONDON - "Being here is otherworldly for me, you know. I am still so inspired by all of you. I am still in awe of everything you have achieved," First Lady Michelle Obama told American Olympians on Friday.
She added with a smile: "Try to have fun. Try to breathe a little bit. But also win, right? In the end winning is good."
The highlight of her visit as the lead of the U.S. Olympic delegation will be the Opening Ceremony - a three-hour extravaganza at the Olympic stadium built in a previously run-down area of east London.
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First lady Michelle Obama is hosting an Olympic version of her "Let's Move" campaign and tells TODAY's Al Roker that attending the Games is a proud moment for her after growing in a neighborhood where sports brought the community together
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Interesting that the "Let's Move" logo on the t-shirt the kid is wearing in the tug of war picture with Obama is an improper depiction of the American Flag. Flag etiquette says that the blue star field should be on the top left when the flag is displayed vertically in this manner, not the bottom left as it is on the shirt. Leave to an organization started and sponsored by the first lady to get something like this wrong.