Photos: Michelle Obama in South Africa, Day 3
Obama visits a museum and meets with college students.
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Meeting Tutu - Later on Thursday, her third day in South Africa, First Lady Michelle Obama met with retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu at Cape Town Stadium, one of the venues of last year’s World Cup. The two hosted an event for local young people, encouraging them to be more physically active and to take a stand in the fight against HIV/AIDS, which has affected the nation’s youth disproportionately. “Archbishop Tutu has been playing such a significant role with the work that he has done through his foundation, around HIV/AIDS education, raising awareness, bringing the world’s attention to how important it is to work on this issue here in this country,” Obama said about Tutu at the start of the event. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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Soccer Star - Obama and Tutu chat with South African soccer player Matthew Booth.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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So, That's How She Gets Those Arms - The first lady smiles as she does push-ups with Tutu and young participants.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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She’s Got Skills - Obama displays some of her soccer talents as she kicks around a ball with young participants.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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Pounds - Obama and Tutu fist bump during the event.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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Another Game - The first lady passes a tennis ball as she plays a game with young people during the occasion.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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Having a Ball - The first lady continues to show off her skills as she kicks a ball around cones during another event activity.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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HIV/AIDS Organizations - Obama greets representatives from Grassroot Soccer, a group that uses the sport to raise awareness for HIV prevention.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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Hugs - The first lady gives a celebratory hug to a youth participant during the event.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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Cape Town - Earlier in the day, Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia and mother Marian Robinson visited Cape Town's District Six museum on Thursday. Founded in 1867 as a mixed community of freed slaves, merchants, and immigrants, the apartheid government in 1965 declared it "white" and forcibly removed 60,000 residents and bulldozed their homes.They were originally scheduled to take a ferry to visit Robben Island, the historic facility where former President Nelson Mandela was imprisoned but were not able to due rough waters in the Atlantic Ocean.(Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
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