in birmingham has started its journey today, a journey involving a distance of 90,000 miles through 72 countries. the games will be opened nextjuly, when the baton will arrive in birmingham awarded the games just four years ago when durban was replaced as host city because of financial problems. laura scott reports. drumming up support for a commonwealth games on home soil, and who better to launch the queen s baton relay? having posted a special message inside, which she won t read until the games begin nextjuly, the queen passed it to paralympic champion kadeena cox, the first of around 7,500 baton bearers. i m a disabled, female, black person. i think that represents what this games is about and what birmingham is about and that diversity, so to be able to start in this way i just thought was so special. from every corner of our city and every corner of the globe. big names like adam peaty and dina asher smith will compete at the games, which will have more medals for women than m
drumming up support for a commonwealth games on home soil, and who better to launch the queen s baton relay. having posted a special message inside, which she won t read until the games begin nextjuly, the queen passed it to paralympic champion kadeena cox, the first of around 7500 baton bearers. i m a disabled female black person. i think that represents what this games is about and what birmingham is about and that diversity, so to be able to start in this way i just thought was so special. every corner of our city and every corner of the globe. big names like adam peaty and dina asher smith will compete at the games, which will have more medals for women than men, the biggest ever para sport programme, and come at a cost of nearly £800 million. from a commonwealth, political and sporting perspective, a lot is riding on birmingham 2022. it s the biggest and most