The President of the Commonwealth Association of Sri Lanka Suresh Subramaniam handing over Queens Baton to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees in the presence of Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa. (From left) Maxwell de Silva Secretary of NOC, Gamini Jayasinghe Treasurer NOC, Chandana Liyanage Assistant Secretary of NOC and Secretary to the Prime Minister Gamini Senerath are also in the picture.
The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton was handed over to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees on Wednesday (05).
The Queen’s Baton was handed over by the President of the Commonwealth Association in Sri Lanka, Suresh Subramaniam.
The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay reached Sri Lanka on Monday (3) afternoon, at the Bandaranaike International Airport. During three days in Sri Lanka, the Queen’s Baton Relay visited Colombo, Kandy, and travel up to Hatton. National Olympic Committee and British High Commission of Sri Lanka made welcome ceremonies with the participation of athletes and other distinguished officials.
The Queen’s Baton reached Sri Lanka from the Maldives and moved to key sites in the country on the 4th and 5th of January 2022 before heading off to Bangladesh. The 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay is an epic journey across the Commonwealth nations with the Queen’s Baton visiting all 72 nations and territories, reaching Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Caribbean, and the Americas.
On the 12th October 2021, Queen Elisabeth II, accompanied by The Earl of Wessex launched the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace.