Pakistan joins to mark 100 days count down to London Games

Members of Pakistan Hockey team and other leading players on Thursday joined with youth and representatives from different walks of life to mark 100 days to go to the London 2012 Games. The function was organised by British High Commission here to mark 100 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic.
--- Zainab Imran girl selected to be an Olympic torch bearer
Pakistan's top athletes, school children and special guests joined in this count down to celebrate this landmark date. The Pakistani Olympic hockey team played an exhibition match against former-Olympians and Pakistani Olympic hockey team won the hockey match by 4-3 goals.
Pakistani Paralympians took part in two 100 metre races. These races in Pakistan were one of 100 races being held in 100 countries to mark 100 days to go. Pakistani Paralympian Haider Ali won the first race and Pakistani Paralympian Mudassir Baig won the second race. Hundreds of Pakistani school children involved in the British Council's International Inspiration programme took part in an Olympic-themed performance.
The International Inspiration programme, run by the British Council, is creating opportunities to participate in sport for more than 12 million people in 20 countries around the world, including working in hundreds of schools in Pakistan.
The Pakistan hockey team was led into the field by Zainab Imran, the 14 year old Karachi school girl selected to be an Olympic torch bearer. Zainab, part of the British Council's International Inspiration programme, will be one of the people carrying the Olympic Flame on its 70-day journey around the UK this summer. Dozens of doves were also released to symbolise the Olympic Truce resolution at the United Nations.
The resolution calling for a global six-week truce during the Olympic Games, was sponsored by the UK as Olympic and Paralympic hosts and achieved the distinction of being co-sponsored by all 193 UN member states. The UK will be working with Pakistan on the UN Security Council in support of this resolution. Speaking on the occasion British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Adam Thomson said, "One hundred days from now, the eyes of the world will turn to Britain for the London 2012 Games."
He said, "Today's spectacle of sport was a fantastic demonstration of the excitement that the London 2012 Games will bring to Pakistan." Adam Thomson said, "Hosting the 2012 Games is a great honour for the United Kingdom and I am proud that Pakistan will be playing its part in this momentous occasion."
He said, "We are ready to welcome the world. We are a diverse, open and tolerant country. We have invited the world to the games, but we are also delighted that already much of the world, including thousands of British Pakistanis, is already represented in London and the UK." The British High Commissioner said, "The Olympics is more than just a great spectacle across the world, including in Pakistan, the British Council is working with young people to connect them to the inspirational power of the games so that they are inspired to choose sport."