SM: There’s more awareness of health, more women are taking part – it’s being used for social cohesion and job creation.

What would you say to kids who want to become Olympic athletes?

CS: Follow your heart and work hard, know what you want and educate yourself.

GS: Keep putting in the work, don’t let anyone tell you you’re not good enough.

RS: The same thing I tell myself: Believe it. Dream it. Achieve it.

SM: See what you are good at, draft goals and follow a plan. Live like an Olympian – eat, sleep, train, walk and speak like an Olympian.

A moment that stands out for you in Olympic history?

CS: The London 2012 Olympic 800m race. I was at the back and don’t know how I got to the front. That’s the best I’ve ever done in a race – to come back like that.

GS: When Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson’s 400m world record at the Rio Olympic Games.