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Queen’s Baton Relay ignites Georgetown
– symbolic of Commonwealth Games
The Queen’s Baton Relay, which is symbolic of the advent of the Commonwealth Games, ignited Georgetown yesterday after several sport disciplines transported the Baton that had arrived in the country from the Falkland Islands Sunday night.
Several sport disciplines, diplomats, officials and stakeholders from a wide cross section of the society, participated in the Relay that started at Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Headquarters in Kingston and finished at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Before heading up the East Bank of Demerara to Providence the Baton made several stops at significant points in Georgetown, including the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, State House, the British High Commission, Umana Yana, St. George’s Cathedral, Brazilian Embassy, which was symbolic of them hosting this year’s World Cup Football, Georgetown Cricket Club, Square of the Revolution among several others.
Curious onlookers lined the streets as various sports disciplines and organisations transported the Baton. The biggest reception was on Brickdam when schools that lined the street erupted to seeing Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand carrying the Baton.
President of GOA, K. A. Juman Yassin, told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that the Relay was much more successful than last year, describing the event as “successful”. Yassin thanked the Ministry of Education for allowing several schools to participate in the event.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony had also carried the Baton, which had within its design the Queen’s message encased in a lattice frame with a puzzle mechanism and a granite gem stone at its base with a wooden handle.
The Queen’s Baton Relay is a tradition of the Commonwealth Games and symbolises the coming together of all Commonwealth nations and territories in preparation for the four-yearly festival of sport and culture.
The Relay is the curtain-raiser to the XX Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Glasgow, Scotland. The Baton Relay was held over a period of 288 days and visited 70 nations and territories, covering 190,000 kilometres and a third of the world’s population, making it the world’s most engaging relay.
The finish line is in the host nation of Scotland just in time for the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games Opening where Her Majesty, The Queen, will read aloud Her message to the Commonwealth. (Edison Jefford)
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