The Commonwealth Sport Dominica (CSD) has officially launched The King’s Baton Relay for Glasgow 2026, which is a reimagined Relay for a new era.
For the first time ever, each of the 74 Commonwealth nations and territories will have their own Baton, proudly crafted in Glasgow, and simpler than past Museum-style batons to allow Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) to decorate their batons to showcase their own culture, creativity, and vision. Batons can be painted, carved, or crafted – by artists, athletes, or schools – and as simple or sophisticated as they choose.
Dominica’s Baton was designed by Janae Bell, a member of the Waitukubuli Artist Association.
The Commonwealth Sport King’s Baton Relay is reimagined for a new era, with all 74 nations receiving a Baton, proudly crafted in Glasgow.
The distribution of Batons means there will be no formal Baton handovers or costly or polluting travel and transit between nations and territories. Each nation and territory are encouraged to create opportunities for local people and places to celebrate and get involved, showcasing the uniqueness of different locations and taking a piece of Glasgow to the world.
For the first time as part of The King’s Baton Relay, Commonwealth Sport is partnering with the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) to deliver the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign – bringing much-needed attention to both ongoing ocean conservation efforts and interesting new solutions to plastic waste.
In the meantime, His Majesty the King, Patron of Commonwealth Sport, officially launched the inaugural Commonwealth Sport King’s Baton Relay for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace on Monday, 10 March 2025. His Majesty placed his Message to the Commonwealth into the first Baton, passing it to the first Baton-bearer, Sir Chris Hoy, to start the relay with 500 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of Glasgow 2026.
The Caribbean was the first Commonwealth region destination for The King’s Baton Relay, with Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, 11 March. Trinidad and Tobago hosted the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2023. The Caribbean part of the Baton Relay will culminate in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday 14 June, before the Relay moves to Africa (15 June to 24 October), then Asia (25 October to 21 December), Oceania (2 January to 26 March 2026), Americas (27 March to 6 May 2026), and Europe (8 May to 23 July 2026).