Faisal Kapadia takes the Olympic spirit to school!
The Olympic ceremony may have officially opened in Beijing but for children of a highly prestigious school in Karachi, the torch had come back for them via none other than Strings vocalist and official torch-bearer Faisal Kapadia.
It was just another day as they were all gathered in the assembly area for their morning prayers until they noticed Faisal step up and take over. This is the first time the Olympic torch visited Pakistan and Strings were the proud participants of the Olympic relay. “I was asked to share the torch with the kids and it turned out so well.”
Morning routine soon became all excitement as the kids got to be part of the Olympic spirit. It was like a small Olympics relay at their school because they made the kids hold the torch and run with it passing it onto the next person standing in line. “The kids enjoyed it so much because they actually got to hold the real torch in their hands. Though, they were not really aware of the importance of it but they knew it was BIG to have it in our country.”
Faisal was very excited to share it with the children because the kids should have the opportunity to experience it too… now they have a chance to do so. “When we were kids, we never had the chance of getting a glimpse of it… forget holding it. And, now when we can… so why not share it with the younger lot,” shared Faisal.
link: The News International - No. 1 English Newspaper from Pakistan
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