# 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay

The Queen's Baton Relay for the 2022 Commonwealth Games covered 90,000 miles and visited 72 Commonwealth nations and territories from Birmingham Airport. The journey began at Buckingham Palace on 7 October 2021 and ended in Birmingham during the opening ceremony on 28 July 2022.
This relay marked the last time under Queen Elizabeth II prior to her death on 8 September 2022.

## Organisation

The Relay was organised by the Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, a private company based at One Brindleyplace. The 14-strong board of directors includes Dame Louise Martin, Ellie Simmonds, OBE, Nick Timothy and Ama Agbeze, MBE.

## The Queen's baton

Designed and manufactured in the West Midlands by a collaborative team including Technologist Karen Newman of Birmingham Open Media (BOM), Designers and Engineers Kelly Raymont-Osman and Tom Osman of Raymont-Osman Product Design, artist Laura Nyahuye of Maokwo, and Engineer and Modelmaker Karl Hamlin of Kajul Ltd, the baton features a platinum strand along its length to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2022. Made using the traditional method of lost-wax casting, apart from the platinum the baton has purposely been made from non-precious metals and alloys: copper, aluminium and brass to represent the gold, silver and bronze medals awarded at the games. It includes a camera, a heart-rate monitor, an atmospheric sensor and lights that change each time the baton is passed from person to person.

## International route

The route of the Queen's baton relay took in all Commonwealth countries and territories during a 294-day schedule.

### Africa

| Nations & territories | Dates | Selected batonbearers |
| Nigeria | 16 October Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (Abuja)Moshood Abiola National Stadium (Abuja)Aduvie International School (Abuja)British High Commission (Abuja) 17 October Jabi Lake (Abuja)Abuja | Abaiola Joy Jonathan, a student at Aduvie International School in Jahi, Abuja |
| The Gambia | 20 October Banjul International Airport (Banjul)July 22 Square (Banjul)Aduvie International School (Banjul)Banjul Coconut Beach Project (Banjul)Mayoral Palace (Banjul)Denton Bridge (Banjul)Kanifing 21 October Abuko Nature Reserve (Abuko)Governor’s Office (Brikama)Lamin Lodge (Lamin)British High Commission (Banjul) | Dawda Barry, a teenage sprinter |
| Sierra Leone | 23 October Lungi International Airport (Lungi)AberdeenSierra Leone House of Parliament (Freetown)State House (Freetown))Cotton Tree (Freetown) 24 October SussexYorkKentBenguema Military Academy, (Benguema) | Julius Maada Bio, president since 2018 |
| Ghana | 26 October Jubilee House (Accra)El Wak Stadium (Accra)Valco Roundabout (Tema)Harbour Road (Tema)Tema Fishing Harbour (Tema) 27 October Manhyia Palace (Kumasi)Rattray Park (Kumasi)BonwireNtonso | Former Sunderland footballer Asamoah Gyan |
| Cameroon | 29 October Government Primary School Bastos (Yaoundé)Ministry of Sport and Physical Education building (Yaoundé)British High Commission (Yaoundé) 30 October Reunification Monument (Yaoundé)National Museum of Cameroon (Yaoundé)ENEO building (Yaoundé)Immeuble T Bella (Yaoundé)City Council Courtyard (Yaoundé) | Ayuk Otay Arrey Sophina, a judoku who competed at the Tokyo Olympics |
| Kenya | 2 November British High Commission (Nairobi)Nairobi Arboretum (Nairobi)Uhuru Park View Point (Nairobi) 3 November Ngong Hills (Ngong) | Faith Ogallo, a taekwondo champion and environmentalist |
| Uganda | 5 November Ministry of Education and Sports building (Kampala)British High Commission (Kampala) 6 November Entebbe Wildlife Sanctuary (Entebbe)Equator Monument (Kayabwe)Lake VictoriaNgamba Island Chimpanzee SanctuaryState House (Entebbe)Youth Sport Uganda (Kampala) | Ritah Asiimwe, a para-badminton Olympian, and Olympic Boxer Shadir Musa Bwogi |
| Rwanda | 9 November Kigali International Airport (Kigali)Kigali Genocide Memorial (Kigali)Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-Tourism Park (Kigali)Lycée de Kigali (Kigali) 10 November Campaign Against Genocide Museum, Parliament of Rwanda (Kigali)Equator Monument (Kayabwe)Lake VictoriaNgamba Island Chimpanzee SanctuaryRwanda Cricket Stadium (Kigali)BK Arena (Kigali) | Munezero Valentine, a member of the national volleyball team |
| Tanzania | 12 November Jakaya M. Kikwete Youth Park (Dar es Salaam)Uhuru Monument (Dar es Salaam)Clock Tower (Dar es Salaam)Askari Monument (Dar es Salaam)British High Commission (Dar es Salaam)British High Commission (Dar es Salaam)British High Commission (Dar es Salaam)National Museum of Tanzania (Dar es Salaam)Ikulu (Dar es Salaam) 13 November Changuu | Filbert Bayi, Olympic middle distance runner |
| Malawi | 16 November Chileka International Airport (Blantyre)Blantyre Civic Centre (Blantyre)Makata Road (Blantyre)St Michael and All Angels Church (Blantyre)Blantyre Clock Tower (Blantyre)Old Boma (Blantyre) 17 November Mulanje Civic Centre (Mulanje)Chuitsi Junction (Mulanje)Mulanje Boma (Mulanje)LuchenzaBvumbwe Market | Mary Waya, whose foundation tackles local issues such as child marriage and abuse |
| Zambia | 19 November Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (Kusaka)Lusaka Civic Centre (Lusaka)Kafue 20 November Livingstone Civic Centre (Livingstone)Zambezi (Livingstone)Victoria Falls (Livingstone) | Enock Mwewa, a 22-year-old climate justice activist who co-founded Environment Savers of Zambia |
| Mozambique | 23 November Maputo International Airport (Maputo)Maputo City Hall (Maputo) 24 November MarracueneKomati RiverHobjana Community GardenObra Dom Orione Moçambique (Maputo)Parque dos Continuadores (Maputo)Eduardo Mondlane University (Maputo)Maputo–Katembe bridge (Katembe)Mafalala (Maputo)Xipamanine (Maputo)KaMaxaquene (Maputo) | |
| Mauritius | 27 November State House (Moka)Pointe d'Esny (Mahebourg)Île aux AigrettesMahebourg Waterfront (Mahebourg)Mahebourg Museum (Mahebourg) 28 November Parliament House (Port Louis)Mauritius Postal Museum (Port Louis)Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | Noemi Alphonse, a para-athlete who carried the Baton around the Mahébourg waterfront |
| Botswana | 30 November Tshwaragano Junior Secondary School (Toteng)Toteng Kgotla (Toteng)Sehithwa 1 December Maun Kgotla (Maun) | Oganne Manengene, a female entrepreneur from the remote Northwest District |
| Saint Helena | 5 December RupertsAlarm ForestDiana's PeakBlue HillWhitegateCape VillaNew GroundEbony ViewHalf Tree HollowCommunity Care ComplexMule Yard (Jamestown) 6 December Plantation House (Jamestown)Prince Andrew SchoolJacob's LadderJamestown Seafront (Jamestown)Plantation House (Jamestown) | Josh Herne, who lives off grid |
| South Africa | 8 to 11 December 2021 | Bongiwe Msomi, netball manager and coach at the University of Johannesburg |
| Namibia | 14 & 15 December 2021 | Emily James, a charity worker with Elephant Human Relations Aid (EHRA) |
| Eswatini | 17 & 18 December 2021 | Thabiso Dlamini, a Swazi boxer who competed at the Tokyo Olympics |
| Lesotho | 20 & 21 December 2021 | Michelle Tau, a 24-year-old taekwondo practitioner |
| Seychelles | 23 & 24 December 2021 | Laurence Hoareau and Dailus Laurence, wardens of the island of Praslin |

### The Americas

| Nations & territories | Dates | Selected batonbearers |
| Belize | 23 & 24 March 2022 | Chris Guydis, who makes canoes by hand |
| Guyana | 26 & 27 March 2022 | Walter Grant-Stuart, a firefighter and the country's first para-athlete |
| Grenada | 30 & 31 March 2022 | Anderson Peters, a world champion javelin thrower, and Paralympian Ishona Charles |
| The Bahamas | 3 & 4 April 2022 | Vashni 'Metro' Thompson and Austin Green, representing the Bahamian Special Olympics |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 7 & 8 April 2022 | Velma Gardiner, a community activist |
| Cayman Islands | 12 & 13 April 2022 | The head boy and head girl of West End Primary School and Layman E Scott High School |
| Jamaica | 15 to 17 April 2022 | Shauna-Kay Hines, who represented Jamaica in taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 & 20 April 2022 | Jehue Gordon, a champion hurdler |
| Barbados | 23 & 24 April 2022 | Brianna Holder, an international netball player, and West Indies cricketer Aaliyah Alleyne |
| Montserrat | 26 & 27 April 2022 | Students from Montserrat Secondary School |
| Dominica | 29 & 30 April 2022 | Adicia Burton, who represents Kalinago on the National Youth Council of Dominica and plays volleyball and cricket |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 & 4 May 2022 | Damir Dobson, a pupil at Francis Lettsome Primary School |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 & 7 May 2022 | Kim Collins, a medal-winning sprinter at the 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| Anguilla | 9 & 10 May 2022 | Ursula Connor, a 108-year-old centenarian |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 13 & 14 May 2022 | Dwayne Fleming, a sprinter, and Ethan Greene, a swimmer |
| Saint Lucia | 16 & 17 May 2022 | Daren Sammy, the island's first international cricketer |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19 & 20 May 2022 | Darren Morgan and Marika Baptiste, two youth athletes |
| Bermuda | 22 & 23 May 2022 | Paula Wight of the Bermuda pilot gig club |
| Canada | 26 to 29 May 2022 | Briana da Silva, a student athlete at McMaster University |
| Falkland Islands | 7 & 8 June 2022 | Trudi Clarke, Chris Locke and Garry Tyrell, members of the islands' Lawn Bowls team |

### Asia

| Nations & territories | Dates | Selected batonbearers |
| Pakistan | 27 to 29 December 2021 | Aqsa Dawood, a football player who represents Pakistan as a youth social ambassador for the Asian Football Federation |
| Maldives | 1 & 2 January 2022 | Hashim Aboobakur, an environmental activist |
| Sri Lanka | 4 & 5 January 2022 | Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala, the first Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest |
| Bangladesh | 7 to 9 January 2022 | Ruman Shana, an archer from Khulna District |
| India | 12 to 15 January 2022 | Vinisha Umashankar, the teenage inventor of a mobile, solar-powered ironing cart |
| Singapore | 17 to 19 January 2022 | Jen Goh, a golfer |
| Malaysia | 22 to 24 January 2022 | Samuel Isaiah, a teacher at a rural school for indigenous children from the Orang Asli population |
| Brunei | 26 & 27 January 2022 | A brigade of Gurkhas |

### Oceania

| Nations & territories | Dates | Selected batonbearers |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 & 31 January 2022 | Michael Somare Jr, son of the country's first prime minister |
| Solomon Islands | 2 & 3 February 2022 |
| Nauru | 5 & 6 February 2022 | Pupils from Nauru Secondary School |
| Fiji | 13 & 14 February 2022 | Rusila Nagasau and Jerry Tuwai, who captained Fiji's rugby sevens teams at the 2020 Summer Olympics. |
| Samoa | 16 & 17 February 2022 | Feagaiga Stowers, a gold-medal weightlifter |
| Tonga | 19 & 20 February 2022 | Siueni Filimone and Ronald Fotofili, two track-and-field athletes |
| Vanuatu | 22 & 23 February 2022 | Ati George Sokomanu, who was president from 1984 to 1989 |
| Kiribati | 25 & 26 February 2022 | Martin Moreti, the minister for Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs in the Cabinet of Kiribati |
| Tuvalu | 28 February & 1 March 2022 | The Captain Superintendent of Tuvalu Maritime School |
| Niue | 3 & 4 March 2022 | Feuina Tukuitoga Viviani and other children from Niue Primary School |
| Cook Islands | 6 & 7 March 2022 |
| Norfolk Island | 9 & 10 March 2022 | Pony Club member PJ Wilson riding a horse called 'Big Girl' |
| New Zealand | 12 to 15 March 2022 | Alexis Pritchard, a boxer, and hockey goalkeeper Kyle Pontifex |
| Australia | 17 to 20 March 2022 | Kelsey Cottrell, an international lawn bowler, and freestyle swimmer Lani Pallister |

### Europe

| Nations & territories | Dates | Selected batonbearers |
| Cyprus | 9 October Larnaca International Airport (Larnaca)Petra tou Romiou (Paphos)Paphos Castle (Paphos)Kourion (Episkopi)Limassol 10 October Dereboyu Avenue (Nicosia)North Nicosia (Nicosia)Foinikoudes (Larnaca)Church of Saint Lazarus (Larnaca)Nissi Beach (Ayia Napa)Konnos Bay (Ayia Napa)Fig Tree Bay (Protaras)Museum of Underwater Sculpture (Ayia Napa)British High Commission (Nicosia) | Kyriakos Ioannou, a high jumper who won medals at two Commonwealth Games: Melbourne 2006 and Glasgow 2014 |
| Malta | 12 October Malta International Airport (Luqa)St Thomas More College (Żejtun)Rotunda of Mosta (Mosta)San Anton Palace (Attard)Dar tal-Providenza Siġġiewi (Lija) 13 October RabatDar il-Madonna tal-Mellieha (Mellieħa)St. Paul's BayPembrokeSt. Julian'sDingliBritish High Commission (Ta' Xbiex) | Thomas Borg, a para-athlete, and Yasmin Zammit Stevens, a weightlifter |
| Gibraltar | 31 May & 1 June 2022 | Members of the Gibraltar Health Authority |
| England (1) | 2 to 6 June 2022 | Tom Matthews, a technician who organised a virtual relay during the COVID-19 lockdown to raise money for Mind |
| Jersey | 10 & 11 June 2022 | Morag Obarska and Jean Cross, two sports volunteers at Samarès Manor |
| Guernsey | 13 & 14 June 2022 | The Guernsey women's cricket team |
| Isle of Man | 16 & 17 June 2022 | Bill Dale, founder of the coastal clean-up group Beach Buddies |
| Scotland | 18 to 22 June 2022 | Erin Guild, a young fundraiser for people with the disease cystinosis |
| Northern Ireland | 23 to 27 June 2022 | John McErlane, co-founder of the dementia charity Dementia NI |
| Wales | 29 June to 3 July 2022 | Marc Falloon, an RNLI volunteer crewmember of the Holyhead lifeboats |
| England (2) | 4 to 28 July 2022 | Janet Inman, a non-executive director of the Volleyball England Foundation |

## England National route

The baton is due to travel around London from 2–6 June 2022 and the rest of England during July.
| English regions | Dates | Selected batonbearers |
| London (2 June: Battersea Power Station 4 June: Paternoster Square 5 June: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Royal Docks) | 2 to 6 June 2022 | Lemona Chanda, a Bangladeshi-born gender equality activist who promotes women's rights |
| South West England (4 July: The Eden Project, Plymouth, Exeter, the Isle of Portland, Poole, Bournemouth 5 July: Devizes, Bath, Bristol, Hereford, Gloucester and Cheltenham) | 4 & 5 July 2022 | Mark Richardson, who manages the Exeter food bank |
| South East England (6 July: Stoke Mandeville, Maidenhead, Eton, Windsor, Aldershot, Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight 7 July: Guildford, Tonbridge, Canterbury, Folkestone, Deal and Dover) | 6 & 7 July 2022 | Courtney Hughes, a student nursing associate who founded the Secret Santa charity in Didcot |
| East of England (8 July: Gravesend, Tilbury, Basildon, Southend-on-Sea, Maldon, Waltham Cross, Luton and Hemel Hempstead 9 July: King's Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Bury St Edmunds, Hinxton and Cambridge) | 8 & 9 July 2022 | Colin Jackson, a Welsh former sprinter and hurdler who also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing. |
| East Midlands (10 July: Northampton, Corby, Rutland, Leicester, Nottingham and Lincoln 11 July: Skegness, Boston, Grantham, Loughborough, Derby, Bakewell and Buxton) | 10 & 11 July 2022 | Shabaz Arshad, who chairs a grassroots football team in Derby |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 12 & 13 July 2022 | Zoe Barratt and Colin Lea, two charity workers in York |
| North East England | 14 & 15 July 2022 | Medal-winning race-walker Johanna Atkinson |
| North West England | 16 & 17 July 2022 | Tony Howarth, an ultra-marathon runner from Lytham St Anne's who volunteers for the Samaritans |
| West Midlands | 18 to 28 July 2022 | Kyle Evans, a BMX rider who competes internationally Paul Darke, a Wolverhampton artist and disability rights campaigner |