The US Olympic Team celebrated 100 Days out from the Rio Games Wednesday (27 April) in New York City where Michelle Obama addressed the squad.

SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Obama:

"I'm proud and honoured to be in the presence of these Olympians and Paralympians."

SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Obama:

"Because we want to show our young people that if they work hard enough and if they dream big enough, they can achieve what they want. These men and women are really the best role models for our kids. So we don't want our young people just to watch them. We want them to try these sports themselves. I know so many of these folks up here probably got started because they were watching some hero. And they tried something new. And we want more and more of our kids to develop into that next generation of athletes and fans and sports enthusiasts."