As we all know this time common wealth games are scheduled to be held in Delhi in month of October between 3rd and 14th October. So I thought of sharing with you some interesting facts about this year’s games baton.
The Queen's Baton relay began when the baton containing Queen Elizabeth II's message to the athletes, left Buckingham Palace on 29 October 2009. Our President Pratibha Patil herself joined the ceremony in London and received the baton from the Queen.
The baton, packed with high-tech cameras, sound-recorders and LED lights all made in India, contains a message to the athletes from the queen that will be opened and read out loud at the launch of the Games in New Delhi on Oct 3 at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium at the opening ceremony. And you know what is the most interesting part, even we can send a message to the baton.
The baton was designed by Michael Foley, a graduate of the National Institute of Design. It is a triangular section of aluminium twisted into a helix shape and then coated with coloured soils collected from all regions of India. The coloured soils are a first for the styling of a Queen's Baton. A jewel-encrusted box was used to house the Queen's message, which was laser-engraved onto a miniature 18 carat gold leaf – representative of the ancient Indian 'patras. The Queen's baton is ergonomically contoured for ease of use. It is 664 millimetres high, 34 millimetres wide at the base, and 86 millimetres wide at the top and weighs 1,900 grams.
moment saw school children exchanging peace messageswritten on hundreds of handkerchiefs.
The baton will travel across 100 cities of India before reaching Delhi on September 30, 2010. And the Baton’s journey will end on 3rd October at the opening ceremony in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
So like me I know u all must also be waiting eagerly for common wealth games to start. And also for our lovely shera, the official mascot of 19th commonwealth games.So lets take a pledge to make this games a success and the best ever commonwealth games. After all its nation’s call and nation‘s honour is at stake.
-Shared By: Aman Maggu
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