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China marks 100 days to Olympics China marks 100 days to Olympics
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With 100 days remaining until the Olympic Games gets underway, Chinese authorities are preparing to mark the milestone with a series of events. With 100 days remaining until the Olympic Games get underway, Chinese authorities are marking the milestone with a series of events.
Highlights of the day will include a long-distance race in Beijing and the unveiling of an Olympic theme tune. Ten thousand Beijing residents took part in a fun-run and later in the day an Olympic theme tune will be unveiled.
Wednesday will also see the return of the Olympic flame to China after its controversial global relay. In a statement, the International Olympic Committee praised Beijing's readiness for the Games.
Wednesday will also see the return of the Olympic flame to China after its protest-hit global relay.
The torch is due to arrive in Hong Kong later in the day ahead of a planned eight-hour parade on Friday.
Meanwhile, a second Olympic torch is being readied by a group of climbers for an attempt on Everest.Meanwhile, a second Olympic torch is being readied by a group of climbers for an attempt on Everest.
Highlights of Wednesday's festivities include: Improved infrastructure
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  • A mini-marathon around the National Stadium (known as the Bird's Nest) and the Olympic Green by 10,000 Beijing residents.
Early on Wednesday morning, thousands of residents of the Chinese capital turned out to participate in a mini-marathon around the National Stadium (known as the Bird's Nest) and the Olympic Green.
  • The unveiling of an Olympic theme tune, Beijing Huang Ying Ni - Beijing welcomes you - by 100 singers and celebrities including actors Jackie Chan and Andy Lau, and singer Liu Huan, in the Forbidden City.
    		• Later an Olympic theme tune, Beijing Huang Ying Ni - Beijing welcomes you, will be unveiled in the Forbidden City by 100 singers and celebrities, including actors Jackie Chan and Andy Lau.
    Thorough preparations While unrest in Tibet and the Olympic flame's troubled circumnavigation of the globe have made headlines around the world, Beijing's preparations for the Games have received less attention.
    The official torch will arrive in Hong Kong later, and security has been stepped up to ensure the event is peaceful. Some Olympic stadiums and infrastructure have been completed ahead of schedule and the city has spent nearly $40bn (£20bn) on improved infrastructure, including a new airport terminal and underground rail lines.
    Three pro-Tibet activists who had planned to protest during the Hong Kong leg of the relay were deported after they arrived at the territory's airport on Tuesday. In a statement, the IOC said the Beijing Organising Committee had "put a tremendous amount of effort into putting on great Games for the athletes".
    Days earlier, three Danish human rights activists also were detained and deported from Hong Kong. "It is currently fine-tuning its operations and we are satisfied by the assurances that we have received across a number of areas of Games preparations, ranging from media service levels to environmental contingency plans for improved air quality."
    While the Olympic flame's troubled circumnavigation of the globe has made headlines around the world, Beijing's successful preparation for the Games has received less attention. In Hong Kong, meanwhile, security has been stepped up to ensure a peaceful torch relay on Friday.
    Some Olympic stadiums and infrastructure have been completed ahead of schedule, and the city has spent nearly $40bn (£20bn) on improved infrastructure, including a new airport terminal and underground rail lines. Three pro-Tibet activists who had planned to protest were deported after they arrived at Hong Kong's airport on Tuesday.
    Days earlier, three Danish human rights activists also were detained and deported from the territory.