The President of India, Mrs Pratibha Patil has accepted the Queen of England's invitation to grace Queen's Baton Relay 2010 Delhi's launch ceremony XIX Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010. Abhinav Bindra receiving the Queen's Baton to the Queen of Delhi in 2010 as the first batonbearer. The Queen's Baton Relay is a tradition of the Commonwealth Games and serves as a curtain raiser every Commonwealth Games since 1958. The Queen `s Baton Delhi in 2010 will be 240 days to complete the epic journey for all other member countries and territories of the Commonwealth. During this time it will cover a distance of more than 170,000 kilometers, and 100 days while her national tour, the baton will visit every state and the Indian capital, plus many other cities along the route, with more than 20,000 kilometers. This is Queen's Baton Relay 2010 Delhi national sector twice as long as Manchester and Melbourne relays, which lasted 50 days. Upon arrival at the opening ceremony, the Queen `s Baton 2010 Delhi have traveled more than 190,000 kilometers in 340 days during which the Queen's Baton Relay 2010 Delhi one of the longest relays in the history of the Commonwealth Games. Queen's Baton Relay Delhi in 2010 will end with the final batonbearer entering Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the opening ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 3rd October 2010.
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