Queen's Baton Relay to reach Kochi on August 29

Queen's Baton for the Commonwealth Games will reach here on August 29.

The Kochi leg of the relay will start from the synthetic track at the Maharaja's College, and will be carried by 81 people, including a galaxy of olympians and other celebrities during the rest of the day, Dr M Beena, Ernakulam district collector, told mediapersons here.

The open vehicle carrying the baton that will set off from Maharaja's College will pass through the naval base, Jewish Synagogue, St Francis Church before reaching the Bolghatty Palace.

The relay would culminate at Regional Sports Centre here on the same day, she said.