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Queen's baton reaches Gaya, to enter Patna today | The Queen's Baton for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games has reached Bihar. It was greeted by tens of thousands of people and heavy showers. From
the time the baton entered Bihar and till the time it reached Gaya , which was
almost 200 kms, no street was left abandoned. People from all walks of life gathered
on side roads to catch a glimpse of the baton. The excitement among the people
was palpable. For the first time, kids from various schools displayed tableaus
to welcome the baton to Bihar . It was quite a sight to see the school girls lined
up with their cycles to witness the procession. The first relay in Bihar was conducted
from Kaimurvihar for a kilometre. Prominent baton bearers were Principal Secretary,
Bihar Olympic Association Mohammad Mustak Ahmed and a national athletics champions
like Jyoti Kumari, Mohammad Tasleen Khan and Ramesh Prasad. Weightlifter Mohammad
Sheran Khan was also one of the eminent baton bearers. Earlier, a plantation drive
was conducted at the Krishnawati boating site near Rajghat in Varanasi . The baton
reached the UP-Bihar border at around 10 a.m. The baton will enter Bihar capital
Patna today. |
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