Ghana has received the Queen’s baton in the ongoing Queens’ Baton Relay.

The activity similar to the Olympic Torch Relay is organised before the beginning of the Commonwealth Games.

President @NAkufoAddo receives the Queen's Relay Baton. #CommonwealthGames pic.twitter.com/OYBE11NHEJ

— GHANA OLYMPIC COMMITTEE🇬🇭 (@GhanaOlympic) October 25, 2021

The baton relay, which began in October 2021, is expected to travel across all 72 nations and territories of the Commonwealth carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s message.

Once every 4 years something amazing happens, the Commonwealth Games. In 2022 it is in Birmingham 🇬🇧. Today marking the start of that journey for Ghana the Queen’s Baton is passing through the streets of Accra🏃⚕️@UKinGhana @commonwealthsec watch live https://t.co/zkM1L3BBzo pic.twitter.com/ppq1Pk2j2T

— 🇬🇧 Def Adviser + Royal Engineer 🇬🇭🇧🇯🇨🇮🇹🇬 (@UK_DAAccra) October 26, 2021

It will touch the ground on all the continents and finally return to the Queen in England next year.

The Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, in 2022.

In Ghana, the baton arrived yesterday and was met with festivities.

The baton arrives in 🇬🇭! So begins this leg of the Queen’s Baton Relay, counting down to #CommonwealthGames #Birmingham2022
Received by the president of 🇬🇭 Olympic Cttee, the baton stays in its case till it’s received by HE the President of Ghana later today#B2022 #QBR2022 pic.twitter.com/7dXYtaYXeH

— Harriet Thompson (@HCThompson001) October 25, 2021

It will be here for three days touring the country.

It was carried from the Jubilee House to the British High Commission, with Ghana’s first runner being President Akufo-Addo.

Queen's Baton Arrives in Ghana
The Queen’s Baton has on Monday, October 25, 2021safely landed in Accra, Ghana from Free Town, Sierra Leone. pic.twitter.com/dSwhGqSRKJ

— Sammy Heywood Okine (@sammy_okine) October 25, 2021

It will be carried across the principal streets of Accra, Tema, and Kumasi before leaving the country.

The Commonwealth brings together over 2 billion people from 54 nations with a shared commitment to democracy and the rule of law. Australia and Ghana are both active members. It was an honour and pleasure today to join the Queen’s Baton relay in Accra ahead of #Birmingham2022. pic.twitter.com/yWKpoA2jVP

— Gregory Andrews (@AusAmbGHA) October 26, 2021

The Birmingham 2022 website states, “This collective journey will ignite hope,  solidarity , and collaboration for the next generation, with these stories leaving us all, inspired to take on the challenges that matter most to us.”

Carnival atmosphere today as the Queen's Baton Relay moves from Jubilee House to the British High Commission.
The President @NAkufoAddo was runner no1; and Ghana's runner no4 is sports enthusiast @HCThompson001
Now off to Tema, and then Kumasi!🇬🇭🇬🇧#QBR22 #Birmingham2022
👂⤵️🕺🏼 pic.twitter.com/qEieIRbsmW

— Tom Hartley (@DiploTom) October 26, 2021

100 personalities to hold Queen’s Baton in Ghana pic.twitter.com/VBTqTEBXpK

— Gyina_Yie 🇬🇭🇱🇷 (@gyina_yie) October 25, 2021