2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) first big event : Queen’s baton Relay now in India
2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) first big event : Queen’s baton Relay now in India
The Baton Relay, which was launched by Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London on October 29 last year in the presence of the Indian President Pratibha Patil, will now start a 100-day national tour which would culminate in New Delhi for the Games from October 3 to 14. The baton will be taken to the Sikh holy city of Amritsar and remain there till Friday night.
The baton will then travel through most states in India, covering 20,000 km, before reaching New Delhi for the 2010 CWG to be held from Oct 3-14.
The baton travelled nearly 170,000 km through nearly 70 Commonwealth countries before arriving in the host country for the 2010 Games.
The 2010-CWG is the biggest sporting event being hosted by India after the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi.