FIH World Cup 2010: South Africa vs India Field Hockey Game
Match scheduled: 08-03-2010 from 23:05 until 01:05
Last updated: 26-02-2010 on 11:49
Group Stage - Pool B :: FIH World Cup 2010 :: New Delhi, India
FIH World Cup 2010: South Africa vs India Field Hockey Game
Watch 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Live Stream
There is a unique opening ceremony exhibited for the event. A single flag-bearer led the parade of participating nations from 1930 until 1950. This flag-bearer carried the Union Jack. The Union Jack, or the Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It symbolized the leading role of Britain in the British Empire. In the year 1958, a relay of athletes started carrying a baton from Buckingham Palace to the Opening Ceremony of Commonwealth games. Within this baton, a message of greeting to the athletes from the Queen is present. Therefore, the baton is popularly also known as the Queen’s Baton. A famous sports personality of the host nation is generally the final bearer of the baton.
There is a unique opening ceremony exhibited for the event. A single flag-bearer led the parade of participating nations from 1930 until 1950. This flag-bearer carried the Union Jack. The Union Jack, or the Union Flag, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It symbolized the leading role of Britain in the British Empire. In the year 1958, a relay of athletes started carrying a baton from Buckingham Palace to the Opening Ceremony of Commonwealth games. Within this baton, a message of greeting to the athletes from the Queen is present. Therefore, the baton is popularly also known as the Queen’s Baton. A famous sports personality of the host nation is generally the final bearer of the baton.
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