Queens Baton received in city
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (INN): A beaming Principal Secretary for Sports, AK Farida received the Queen's Baton for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) at the Shamshabad Airport on Saturday from the hands of the Raipur Olympic Association authorities.
The Baton were welcomed by a gathering of members of sports unions and fans as it was taken in a convoy of vehicles through the Acharya NG R University, Masab Tank, Taj Krishna route where it be handed over to ace badminton player Saina Nehwaly by Governor ESL Narsimhan.
Saina will then start the Baton Relay rally. Cricketer VVS Lakshman and other eminent sportsperson will carry the relay rally forward till the last sportsperson, shooter Gagan Narang hands it over to Chief Minister K Rosaiah.
The Baton Relay Rally will start off from the Vijayabhaskar Reddy stadium in Yusufguda and reach the People’s Plaza on the Necklace Road passing through Maithrivanam, Ameerpet, Punjagutta and Kairthabad. The Baton will be kept at the Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy to enable the people to have a glimpse. It will leave for Visakhapatnam at noon on August 15.
News Posted: 14 August, 2010
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