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THE BERMUDA COMMONWEALTH
GAMES NATIONAL GOVERNING SPORTS BODIES
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The QUEEN'S BATON RELAY is to the Commonwealth Games as the Olympic Flame is to the Olympic Games. The Queen's Baton carries the message written by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to be read at the Commonwealth Games' Opening Ceremony to the athletes of the Commonwealth. The Baton visited all 71 nations of the Commonwealth prior to the Games, and visited Bermuda August 25th to 27th. Events took place showcasing Bermudian and Commonwealth cultures.
PHOTO GALLERY
Kalina Astwood, 16, a member of Bermuda's gymnastics
squad who competed in the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 as well as
the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, 2002, performs a balancing act as she holds the
Melbourne 2005 Queen's Baton in the Botanical Gardens
During a relay leg through the streets of Hamilton, capital of Bermuda - 'the most beautiful place on earth' - junior members of Bermuda's triathlon association, Courtney Day and Charlie Pilgrim join in the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton Relay celebrations
Michael Swain, President of the Bermuda Rowing Association, carries the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton, flanked by other members of the squad - on a relay leg in 'Bermudaful Bermuda'
Phillip Guishard, Chef de Mission for Bermuda's Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Team, marks the milestone of '200 days to go' until the baton arrives at the Opening Ceremony in Melbourne.
Athlete Latroya Darrell with the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton at Government House, Bermuda
Kascia White, a member of the Bermuda Hockey Association, participates in a leg of the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton Relay through the streets of Hamilton, Bermuda
Kalina Astwood, 16, a member of Bermuda's gymnastics squad who competed in Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006 demonstrates her skill at beautiful Elbow Beach on Bermuda's South Shore
John R Hoskins, President of the Bermuda Olympic Association and Regional Vice-President of the Commonwealth Games Federation hands the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton to His Excellency Sir John Vereker, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Island of Bermuda at Bermuda's official welcome ceremony for the baton at Government House.
A Bermuda gymnast poses with the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton in front of UNESCO World Heritage Site St Peter's Church, Bermuda.
Ashley Robinson leads fellow members of Bermuda Cycling Association to National Stadium, as the Bermuda leg of the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton Relay concludes in picturesque Hamilton, capitol of Bermuda
Courtney Day, 7, a junior member of Bermuda's triathlon association, carries the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton alongside a group of triathletes as they head towards Town Hall in Hamilton
Gymnast Casey Lopes, 16, takes a big leaps as she carries the Melbourne 2006 Queen's Baton across spectacular Elbow Beach, Bermuda
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