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County limbers up for games with baton relay
South Wales Evening Post
|May 22, 2026
CARMARTHENSHIRE will welcome the King's Baton Relay next month as part of the official journey of the Commonwealth Games baton.
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Carmarthenshire Council's deputy leader and cabinet member for regeneration, leisure and tourism, Cllr Hazel Evans with Team Wales' mascot for the Commonwealth Games, Gwen the Dragon.
(CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNCIL)
The King’s Baton Relay is a flagship event of the Commonwealth Games and symbolises unity, diversity and shared values across the Commonwealth.
For the first time, every Commonwealth nation and territory will receive their own baton for their celebrations and have been asked to customise and decorate this baton to represent their culture.
All 74 batons will be reunited at the opening ceremony of Glasgow 2026, where the Scotland Baton will be presented to His Majesty and the message read aloud to declare the games open.
This story is from the May 22, 2026 edition of South Wales Evening Post.
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