WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Friday announced first lady Michelle Obama will lead the presidential delegation to the London Olympic Games opening ceremony.
"In anticipation of 'Olympic Day,' a global commemoration on June 23 of the birth of the modern Olympic Games, President Obama today announced the Presidential Delegation to the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. First lady Michelle Obama will lead the delegation this summer, accompanied by Olympic and Paralympic greats to attend the Opening Ceremony, meet with U.S. athletes and encourage American children to be active in their daily lives," the White House said in a release.