Queen’s Baton Relay held in Male’

President Mohamed Nasheed participated in the Queen’s Baton Relay held this morning as part of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed and other members of government also ran the around Male’ to complete the relay this morning.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games will be held in New Delhi, India from October 3-14, 2010.

The relay began at Buckingham Palace on October 20, 2009, and will travel through 70 Commonwealth member states before the games – a distance of more than 170,000 kilometres in 240 days, before it reaches India.

The Queen’s Baton’s journey will conclude when it is brought to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during the opening ceremony of 2010 Commonwealth Games on 3 October, where the Queen’s message will be read aloud, officially opening the Games.

Opening the relay in Male’, President said New Delhi was emerging as one of the biggest cities in the world, and this year’s Commonwealth Games would be a moment when Maldivian athletes and the Maldives were in the focus of the world.

Participation was more important than winning, he added.

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