Presidential Delegation to the Olympics — PICTURES

By National Journal Staff

Updated: July 24, 2012 | 4:56 p.m.
July 24, 2012 | 11:05 a.m.

First lady Michelle Obama will arrive in London on July 26 for the 2012 Olympic Games with a delegation of past American Olympic and Paralympic stars.

We've collected some of the former Olympic greats joining the delegation below.

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First lady Michelle Obama will head the American Olympic delegation. Here, Obama participates in a children's fitness class at the Blanchard Park YMCA in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Dominique Dawes: Former Olympic gymnast, Dawes will join the U.S. Olympic delegation to London. Dawes was part of three Olympic medal-winning teams in 1992, 1996, and 2000. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

Brandi Chastain: Formerly of the U.S. women's national soccer team, Chastain is a member of the 2012 Olympic delegation. Chastain won two gold medals (1996, 2004) and one silver (2000).( (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Grant Hill: NBA forward and former Olympian, Hill will accompany the U.S. delegation to London. Hill was part of the gold-winning U.S. men's basketball team in 1996. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan)

Summer Sanders: A former Olympic swimmer, Sanders will join the U.S. Olympic delegation. Sanders won two gold medals, a silver, and a bronze in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. (AP Photo/POOL/IOPP-Yannis Behrakis)

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