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The metro, in partnership with the South African Sports Confederation Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and the Birchwood Hotel, hosted a successful Olympics Day, on August 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouth Africa\u2019s top athletes took time off from their busy schedules just before jetting off to the Commonwealth Youth Games, in Samoa, and the All Africa Games in Brazzaville, in the Congo\u201d said metros spokesman Themba Gadebe.<\/p>

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\u201cThe elite athletes enjoyed the day\u2019s festivities with amateur athletes from within Ekurhuleni, participating in a 5km fun walk, 7.9km run and aerobic sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlympics Day is the only annual worldwide event of the Olympic movement and serves as an ideal platform to encourage people to become more fit, by highlighting the benefits of being physically active.<\/p>

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\u201cBanyana Banyana stars who represented South Africa in women\u2019s football at the 2012 London Olympics, Refiloe Jane, Janine van Wyk and Amanda Dlamini also joined in on the day\u2019s activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Youngsters were taught about the importance of the Olympic philosophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Olympic philosophy of life combines the values of a balanced mind, will and body,\u201d explained Gadebe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe children learnt that the Olympics are not just about competing for medals, but also tackling the issues of racism, and fairness, and working with communities.\u201d<\/p>\n