The Queen's Baton arrived today in India from Pakistan through the Wagah Border after covering more than 1,70,000 kilometres and 70 nations. Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman of CWG Organizing Committee received the baton from Lt. Gen Syed Arif Hassan, President of Pakistan Olympic Association at the Wagah Border in presence of Mr. Mike Fennell, Chief of Commonwealth Games Federation.
The Queen's Baton will cover 200 cities and seven union territories in coming 100 days with full security which will be provided by state governments and will reach in New Delhi on September 30. It will traverse more than 20,000 kilometres in 100 days and by the end of its journey it will have covered over 1,90,0000 kilometres in 340 days.
The Queen's Baton relay is epitomizing the unity and shared principles of the Commonwealth of Nations. It has the ability to capture images and sound during it travels, even it can be revealed exact location with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology.
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