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| Commonwealth Games: Queen's Baton Relay heads north | Commonwealth Games: Queen's Baton Relay heads north |
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| The Queen's Baton Relay is spending a third day in Wales where it will be carried by former athlete Iwan Thomas at a youth festival. | |
| Thomas, the current 400m Commonwealth Games record holder, will be at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Bala, Gwynedd. | Thomas, the current 400m Commonwealth Games record holder, will be at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Bala, Gwynedd. |
| Many young people will also carry the baton after being chosen for their contribution to their community, Welsh life or sport. | Many young people will also carry the baton after being chosen for their contribution to their community, Welsh life or sport. |
| Sunday saw the baton visit Rhondda Cynon Taf and Powys. | Sunday saw the baton visit Rhondda Cynon Taf and Powys. |
| The relay is the curtain raiser to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow which start on 23 July. | The relay is the curtain raiser to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow which start on 23 July. |
| On Monday, the baton will spend the day at the Urdd Eisteddfod which Chris Jenkins, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales, has said was the "anchor point" for the entire relay in Wales. | On Monday, the baton will spend the day at the Urdd Eisteddfod which Chris Jenkins, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales, has said was the "anchor point" for the entire relay in Wales. |
| The baton and its bearers will be part of the eisteddfod opening ceremony at around 10:30 BST. | The baton and its bearers will be part of the eisteddfod opening ceremony at around 10:30 BST. |
| The Urdd Eisteddfod is a touring Welsh language youth festival that attracts around 100,000 visitors each year | The Urdd Eisteddfod is a touring Welsh language youth festival that attracts around 100,000 visitors each year |
| BATON RELAY ROUTE IN WALES | BATON RELAY ROUTE IN WALES |
| • Day three (26 May): Urdd Eisteddfod, Bala | • Day three (26 May): Urdd Eisteddfod, Bala |
| • Day four: Laugharne, Carmarthen, Ammanford, Llanelli | • Day four: Laugharne, Carmarthen, Ammanford, Llanelli |
| • Day five: St David's, Machynlleth | • Day five: St David's, Machynlleth |
| • Day six: Llanberis, Beaumaris, Menai Strait, Caernarfon | • Day six: Llanberis, Beaumaris, Menai Strait, Caernarfon |
| • Day seven: Rhyl, Moel Famau, Ruthin, Llandegla | • Day seven: Rhyl, Moel Famau, Ruthin, Llandegla |
| It will then be taken around the eisteddfod field stopping off at some of attractions. | It will then be taken around the eisteddfod field stopping off at some of attractions. |
| Thomas, who has Olympic, Commonwealth Games and European championship medals to his name, will be a bearer along with several young people aged between 12 and 21. | Thomas, who has Olympic, Commonwealth Games and European championship medals to his name, will be a bearer along with several young people aged between 12 and 21. |
| The baton arrived at Cardiff Airport on Saturday morning with crowds gathering in the rain to see it in Abertillery, Ebbw Vale, Tredegar and Merthyr Tydfil. | The baton arrived at Cardiff Airport on Saturday morning with crowds gathering in the rain to see it in Abertillery, Ebbw Vale, Tredegar and Merthyr Tydfil. |
| On Sunday it made several stops in Rhondda Cynon Taf, including the Royal Mint in Llantrisant where a commemorative coin was pressed, before heading to Rhondda Heritage Park near Pontypridd and Aberdare. | On Sunday it made several stops in Rhondda Cynon Taf, including the Royal Mint in Llantrisant where a commemorative coin was pressed, before heading to Rhondda Heritage Park near Pontypridd and Aberdare. |
| One of the baton bearers in Aberdare was 74-year-old Norman Richards, a former long jumper and triple jumper, who first carried it before the 1958 Cardiff Games. | One of the baton bearers in Aberdare was 74-year-old Norman Richards, a former long jumper and triple jumper, who first carried it before the 1958 Cardiff Games. |
| Some of the most enthusiastic crowds so far turned out to see the baton in Llandrindod Wells in Powys on Sunday evening where it was carried by former athlete Kirsty Wade, a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. | Some of the most enthusiastic crowds so far turned out to see the baton in Llandrindod Wells in Powys on Sunday evening where it was carried by former athlete Kirsty Wade, a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. |
| The baton will travel 731 miles (1,176km) in Wales over seven days visiting sights including the summit of Snowdon. | The baton will travel 731 miles (1,176km) in Wales over seven days visiting sights including the summit of Snowdon. |
| The baton tradition started before the Cardiff Games and has taken place in some form before every Games since. | The baton tradition started before the Cardiff Games and has taken place in some form before every Games since. |