Stratford Upon Avon, UK. 22nd July, 2022. A Baton Bearer carries the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton onboard a ferry as it crosses the river Avon in Stratford Upon Avon Warwickshire Credit: Chris Radburn/Alamy Live News
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At the inaugural games, held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario, a message from King George V was read to the competitors. In 1936, Australian runner Rowley Bateman proposed a relay from Canberra to Sydney carrying a goodwill message for the 1938 Sydney games.