Queen’s Baton 2010 Delhi arrives to warm welcome in Ghana

The Commonwealth Games Association President for Ghana Mr Benson Baba, presents the Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi to the Deputy High Commissioner of Britain Mr Matthew Johnson on 15 December 2009.

ACCRA, Ghana, December 16, 2009: The Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi arrived to a warm welcome here on Tuesday, with enormous interest in the local media and a series of visits of High Commissions of India, Britain and Australia being the highlights.

The High Commissioner of India in Ghana Mrs. Ruchi Ghanashyam and her colleague Mr Rajkumar Thakur as well as officials of the Ghana Commonwealth Games Council received the baton at the Accra Airport where it arrived from Banjul in the Gambia. The baton has now completed 18710km of international travel.

Commonwealth Games Federation African region Vice President Mr. Abdoulie M Touray, who travelled with the baton from the Gambia handed it over to Ghana Commonwealth Games Council President Mr. B T Baba at a press conference where the journalists were acquainted with the blend of Indian tradition and modern technology in the Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi.

The baton was received in the British High Commission by Deputy High Commissisoner Mr Matthew Johnson and wished India all success in hosting a wonderful Games next year. Australian High Commissioner Mr. William Williams, who helped organise the Sydney Olympic Games 2000 and the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in 2006 said he loved the design and technological features of the baton.

At the High Commission of India in Ghana, Mrs Ghanashyam was happy to receive the baton again. She assigned her colleague Mr Thakur to be with baton for the duration of its stay in Ghana. The Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi will spend the next two days in Ghana before it heads to Nigeria.

CGF Vice President Abdoulie Touray, Australian High Commissioner William Williams and the Ghana Commonwealth Games Association

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