Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games’ baton arrives Abuja today

President Bola Tinubu will recently in Abuja receive the King’s Baton Relay, which is phase of the legit countdown to the 2026 Commonwealth Video games conserving in Scotland’s largest metropolis, Glasgow. The Commonwealth Video games will speed from July 23 to August 2, 2026.

Occasions marking the King’s Baton Relay in Nigeria will launch recently and discontinue the following day in Abuja.

The Director of Press, National Sports activities Commission (NSC), Dr Kehinde Ajayi, stated in an announcement, the day long previous by, that President Tinubu will most likely be formally provided with the Commonwealth Sport King’s Baton, as a delegation representing the Buckingham Palace arrives in the country.

The King’s Baton Relay is a unifying tradition of the Commonwealth Video games, symbolising peace, collaboration, and shared values among nations.

This year, the Commonwealth Sport dawdle is partnering with the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) and Nigeria’s National Sports activities Commission (NSC) to champion a significant arrangement throughout the “Commonwealth Orderly Oceans Plastics Campaign.”

This initiative, in accordance with Dr Ajayi, brings together athletes, younger of us, and communities all over the Commonwealth to tackle the enviornment disaster of plastic air pollution.

The marketing campaign’s arrangement is to forestall one million pieces of plastic from entering Commonwealth waters.  By blueprint of sport and social motion, it objectives to ignite lasting behavioral change, inspire innovation in damage solutions, and elevate awareness about ocean conservation.