Puri: The Queen’s Baton for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which had reached Bhubaneswar on Friday, travelled to Puri town on Saturday.
As per the schedule, the Baton was received by officials of the district administration, sportspersons and sports lovers. It was taken in a procession through Hospital Chowk, Balagandi Chowk, Market Chowk, Marchikot Chowk and Singhadwar.
From Puri, the Baton will be taken to Konark before being brought back to Bhubaneswar for the symbolic Relay at the Kalinga Stadium, here. Eminent sportspersons of the state will participate in the Relay.
As a build-up to the Commonwealth Games, the Queen’s Baton Relay began from Buckingham Palace on October 7, 2021. From Bhubaneswar, the Baton will go to Singapore on January 16 and arrive back in England in July.
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