The President of India, Mrs. Pratibha Patil has accepted the Queen of England's invitation to grace the Queen’s Baton Relay 2010 Delhi’s launch ceremony for XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. Abhinav Bindra will receive the Queen’s Baton 2010 Delhi from the Queen as the first batonbearer. The Queen’s Baton Relay is a tradition of the Commonwealth Games and acts as a curtain raiser to every Commonwealth Games since 1958. The Queen`s Baton 2010 Delhi will take 240 days to complete the epic journey to all other member nations and territories of the Commonwealth. During this time it will cover a distance of more than 170,000 kilometres, and whilst on its 100 day national tour, the baton will visit every Indian state and its capital, plus many other cities along the way, covering in excess of 20,000 kilometres. This will make the Queen’s Baton Relay 2010 Delhi national sector twice as long as the Manchester and Melbourne relays which lasted 50 days each. On arrival at the opening ceremony, the Queen`s Baton 2010 Delhi will have travelled in excess of 190,000 kilometres over a period of 340 days; this will make the Queen’s Baton Relay 2010 Delhi one of the longest relays in the history of the Commonwealth Games. The Queen’s Baton Relay 2010 Delhi will conclude with the final batonbearer entering the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi on 3 October 2010.
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