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Commonwealth Baton a blend of aesthetics and technology

Source: Hindustan times
New Delhi : India | 26 days ago  
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  • Athletes stand outside Buckingham Palace during the launch of the 2010 Commonwealth Games baton relay in London
    Athletes stand outside Buckingham Palace during the launch of the 2010 ...
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  • Athletes stand in the grounds of Buckingham Palace during the launch of the 2010 Commonwealth Games baton relay in London
    Athletes stand in the grounds of Buckingham Palace during the launch ...
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  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth hands a ceremonial relay baton to India's President Pratibha Patil during a ceremony launching the XIX Commonwealth games outside Buckingham Palace in London.
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  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth hands ceremonial relay baton to India's President Patil during launch of XIX Commonwealth games baton relay in London
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  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth hands ceremonial relay baton to India's President Patil during the launch of the XIX Commonwealth games at Buckingham Palace
    Britain's Queen Elizabeth hands ceremonial relay baton to India's ...
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  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth hands ceremonial relay baton to India's President Patil during launch of XIX Commonwealth games in London
    Britain's Queen Elizabeth hands ceremonial relay baton to India's ...
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  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth stands with India's President Pratibha Patil during the launch of the XIX Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace in London
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  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth bids farewell to India's President Prathibha Patil after her three day State visit at Buckingham Palace in London
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  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth holds a ceremonial relay baton during the launch of the XIX Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace in London
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  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with India's President Pratibha Patil during the launch of the XIX Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace in London
    Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks with India's President Pratibha Patil ...
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  • An Indian dancer waits for Britain's Queen Elizabeth to arrive before a ceremony launching the XIX Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace in London.
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  • A dancer performs during the the launch of the XIX Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay
    A dancer performs during the the launch of the XIX Commonwealth Games ...
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  • Athletes and dancers pose for photographs during launch of XIX Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay for Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games in London
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  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles during the launch of the XIX Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace in London
    Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles during the launch of the XIX ...
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  • Tourists and onlookers poke their heads through the gates of Buckingham Palace as they wait for Britain's Queen Elizabeth and India's President Pratibha Patil at the launch of the XIX Commonwealth Games in London
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  • Dancers pose for photographs during the launch of the XIX Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay in London
    Dancers pose for photographs during the launch of the XIX Commonwealth ...
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Athletes stand outside Buckingham Palace during the launch of the 2010 ...
The Queen's Baton for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is a delicate mix of aesthetics and technology with an in-built location tracking system and a camera capable of sending images to the Games website. Built with Aluminium and Gold, this piece of art has Queen Elizabeth's message engraved on a miniature...
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  • Blog Source: 2010commonwealthgamesindia.blogspot.com
    Suresh Kalmadi, head of New Delhi 2010 organizing committee, would try to resolve the differences at a meeting with CGF officials during the launch of the Queen's Baton Relay in London. Kalmadi had demanded that the CGF recall its chief ...
  • Blog Source: www.morningcity.com
    The Relay traditionally begins at Buckingham Palace in London as a part of the city's Commonwealth Day festivities. The Queen entrusts the baton to the first relay runner. At the Opening Ceremony of the Games, the final relay runner ...
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    The build-up to the Commonwealth Games has been marred by a series of controversies and unsavory public spat between Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and CGF Chief Executive Officer Mike Hooper. ...
  • Blog Source: 2010commonwealthgamesindia.blogspot.com
    ... 1958 Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Milkha Singh and Olympian Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, 1980 All-England badminton champion Prakash Padukone, India's World Cup winning cricket captain Kapil Dev, 2000 Olympic Games bronze medal ...
  • Blog Source: tarunvijay.org
    Malaysia placed their own flavour on the Games, with the Queen's Baton being carried into the stadium on an elephant. The baton was presented to Prince Edward by Malaysia's first ever Commonwealth medal winner Koh Eng Tong, ...
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