St Kitts and Nevis to Host Baton for Commonwealth Games

2010-02-24 23:36:11 by

St Kitts and Nevis Federation will host the Queen's Baton Relay from March 19-21, in celebration of the 19th edition of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The Baton is scheduled to visit all 71 competing territories prior to the October 3 start of the games. This year?s Baton has been specially designed with a camera inside to take pictures of all the countries it visits, which are then broadcast on the Commonwealth Games' website.

When the baton arrives, members of the NOC and Commonwealth Games Association, government officials and Former Commonwealth 100m champion Kim Collins will visit PM Dr. Hon. Denzil Douglas.

On March 20, the Baton will be passed in a series of three relays in St. Kitts-Nevis and will be handled by as many as 80-100 celebrities, elite and junior level athletes, government officials, sports association officials and military personnel.

The final day the Baton will be on display at the Silver Jubilee Anniversary Stadium, where the TDC/Coca-Cola Interschool Championships will be held the same weekend.

The Commonwealth Games began in 1930 as the British Empire Games and were originally held in Hamilton, Ontario. The Federation sent its first athletes to the games in 1978 and has competed regularly since 1990.