The Tonga Commonwealth Games Association hosted the Queen’s Baton Relay on 19-20 February. With the pacific island nation in a period of lockdown, the Tonga CGA moved away from hosting traditional ‘relay’ activities. Instead, the team was granted exemptions which allowed the Queen’s Baton Relay to be escorted to key areas of interest, capturing controlled yet special moments for athletes and stakeholders to engage with the Baton.
These special moments included Tongan sprinter Siueni Filimone and athlete Ronald Fotofili holding the Baton at the entrance of Tupou College in Toloa on the island of Tongatapu.
The Baton was also taken to Captain Cook’s Landing Place, carried by a member of the Tonga Hockey Youth Team. A plaque, commemorated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1970, marks the location where Captain James Cook came ashore to the island in 1777.
