Habu Gumel, President, Commonwealth Games Nigeria, received the baton at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and handed it to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, who presented it to the president.
“This is a much loved tradition which precedes every commonwealth games; a baton carrying Her Majesty’s message of goodwill to the Commonwealth goes on a 90,000 mile, 72 country journey to end at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. ”Since then, our athletes have won no less than 236 medals at the games! We are set to do much better in Birmingham,’’ he said.
The president also lauded the athletes, who would bring excitement and thrill to millions at the festival of sport and culture.
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