Queen’s Baton arrives in Sri Lanka

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The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay arrived in Sri Lanka this afternoon, reaching the 25th destination out of the 72 Commonwealth nations. President of Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) in Sri Lanka, Suresh Subramaniam, and other dignitaries from the Ministry of Sports and British High Commission officially welcomed the Baton at the Bandaranaike International Airport. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel and Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

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Ram Tuesday, 04 January 2022 02:42 AM

Majority not wearing masks and no distances. GOSL critics who oppose protests marches will be silent on this

RANIL ABEY Tuesday, 04 January 2022 02:44 AM

IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE QUEENS BATON TO BE USED TO ASSAULT ALL LANKA POLITICIANS

Dinesh Tuesday, 04 January 2022 08:24 AM

Brexit from European Union is to show it's own imperialistic muscle on the world stage once again. Are we getting trapped?

Jude Tuesday, 04 January 2022 08:43 AM

Hey English cricketers are getting Heavy Baton charge from Kangaroos in downunder !! Huh!!

Hat-on Tuesday, 04 January 2022 08:50 AM

Such a fuss to welcome a BATON ! When it leaves.....?

Andare Tuesday, 04 January 2022 09:54 AM

CABRAAL, when is Sri Lanka holding the Commonwealth Games ???

chathura Tuesday, 04 January 2022 11:34 AM

why is the sports minister missing

Labby Tuesday, 04 January 2022 02:55 PM

The Sports Minister not being here, is it a coincidence, or is there something else to it?

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