Resumption of my blog

I have been silent for nearly a year and really should have been putting things down on my blog.  What has happened in the past year - well I have been following the Baton Relay around the globe, getting excited for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.  I went to the Games - and will write a fuller blog on this shortly.  I do not think the Games lived up to the fun I had been expecting.


We are moving towards the end of August 2014 - and I should be in bed as I have work tomorrow.  I had toast for supper which was nice, and now I am signing off - but dear readers I will return very shortly.

Queen's Baton Relay - Stage II (South Asia)

The Baton arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India at 8.15pm, local time,  on 11th October 2013,  after a transit stop in Dubai.  The Baton was given a ceremonial reception by top Indian sportspersons and officials, including IOA acting head Vijay Kumar Malhotra.  Mr Malhotra received the Baton from 2014 Glasgow Organising Committee Vice-Chair and Commonwealth Games Federation Honorary Secretary Louise Martin before being handed to the Indian sportspersons present at the reception. 

Other Indian officials who were present included senior IOA officials G S Mander and S Reghunathan as well as Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary-General Sahdev Yadav.  Sportspersons who were present to receive the Baton included discus thrower Krishna Poonia, weightlifter Kutulu Ravi Kumar, shooter Samresh Jung and wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt, Ravinder Singh and Anil Kumar; all of whom won gold medals in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

 

 

 

Queen's Baton Relay - Stage I

On 9th October 2013, the Queen's Baton started its long journey round the Commonwealth.  Sir Chris Hoy, Ambassador for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, carried the Baton to Buckingham Palace.

 

At Buckingham Palace, the Queen inserted her message into the Baton, and watch as the Baton started its journey.

 

The first destination for the Baton on 10th October 2013 was Stirling University (home of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland) where the domestic route was unveiled.

 

 

After a reception at Glasgow's City Chambers the Baton left from Glasgow Airport on-board an Emirates flight, en route for India.