Queens Baton reaches Tirupati

The Queens Baton for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) reached the temple town, the last tour in Andhra Pradesh, today evening to a rousing reception.

Chittoor District collector V Seshadri received the Baton from District Olympic Association Secretary G Krishna Reddy and later, the collector handed it over to Asian silver medalist in atheltics S Anjaneyulu Naidu at the outskirts of the temple town to formally flag-off the relay.

The relay passed through the main streets in the temple town by national and International sportspersons and reached Mahathi Auditorium, where the relay concluded.

The Baton will be kept at Mahathi Auditorium for public display before taken to Chennai
tomorrow morning.