The St. Lucia Olympic Committee is continuing preparations for hosting the Queen’s Baton Relay.
The Queen’s Baton Relay, described as “the most engaging relay” will be staged in St. Lucia from March 16 to 18.
The local committee will soon announce the Baton’s exact programme and all its stops around St. Lucia.
This relay is a much loved 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 Glasgow 2014 Queen’s Baton Relay is the curtain-raiser to the XX Commonwealth Games. Over a period of 288 days the baton will visit 70 nations and territories, cover 190,000 kilometres and will involve a third of the world’s population, making it the world’s most engaging relay.
On October 9, 2013, the Queen’s Baton Relay was launched at Buckingham Palace, at a ceremony where Her Majesty The Queen placed her message to the Commonwealth inside the baton.
The baton will be relayed by thousands of people throughout the Commonwealth, each one honoured by their own nation to participate in this unique tradition. Magical memories will be created on this journey across continents, terrains and time zones. From Sydney Harbour Bridge to the forests of Rwanda; from Pacific Islands to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, the baton will showcase each nation and territory in the Commonwealth.
The finish line is in the host nation Scotland just in time for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Glasgow, where Her Majesty will read aloud her message to the Commonwealth.