0:00:02 > 0:00:04In October 2013, an epic journey began.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10In the build-up to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14the Queen's Baton Relay set off on a truly global voyage...
0:00:15 > 0:00:17..travelling to each of the 70
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Commonwealth nations and territories...
0:00:20 > 0:00:23..and touching lives around the world.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26One heart, one love, everywhere!
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Adventurer Mark Beaumont is following the baton.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33What an amazing view from the high point.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36I can see the entire coastline.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38With just six months before the Games begin,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41he will discover how athletes
0:00:41 > 0:00:43from some of the most remote nations on the planet
0:00:43 > 0:00:44are preparing to compete.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48We're quietly confident that we'll do really well.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51He will meet the people and the communities
0:00:51 > 0:00:54that make the Commonwealth what it is today...
0:00:54 > 0:00:57We use what we have, which is our culture,
0:00:57 > 0:00:58and we have to keep our culture.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01..people whose lives are changing...
0:01:01 > 0:01:04You've got to look at the future. What is there for your kids?
0:01:04 > 0:01:06..and who are changing lives.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09We all have the passion to help others to do things,
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- not because of ourself. - All part of the Commonwealth
0:01:13 > 0:01:17and all connected by the Queen's Baton Relay.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29This leg of the relay takes the baton
0:01:29 > 0:01:32through the island nations of the South Pacific.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Spread over the vast Pacific Ocean,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41they are some of the most isolated
0:01:41 > 0:01:43and sparsely populated countries
0:01:43 > 0:01:44on Earth...
0:01:46 > 0:01:49..and soon, athletes from across this region
0:01:49 > 0:01:53will be making the long journey to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59For them, it's a chance to prove that when it comes to sport,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02small countries can make a big impact.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Small countries like Kiribati.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26A chain of islands spread over thousands of miles,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Kiribati may have competed in every Commonwealth Games since 1998,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33but it has yet to bring home a medal.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40There is one sport, though, which, if it were a Commonwealth event,
0:02:40 > 0:02:42they would be sure to win hands down.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51When the wind picks up,
0:02:51 > 0:02:55people all over the islands head down to the beach for one thing.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Model boat racing is a big hobby in Kiribati.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04And Mark isn't one to resist a challenge.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Perfect!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09That was a winning run!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11I can see why you get very competitive.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16It's a popular pastime
0:03:16 > 0:03:19in a country with such an intimate connection to the sea.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24But for Kiribati and other nations
0:03:24 > 0:03:26across the South Pacific, the ocean
0:03:26 > 0:03:29is also the biggest threat to its way of life.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33The highest point on these islands
0:03:33 > 0:03:36is just three metres above the water.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39And with rising sea levels linked to climate change,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42people here are facing up to their biggest challenge yet.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49We came to this side of the island in 1980.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54And we don't have this water splash into the buildings,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57as you can see over on the other side.
0:03:57 > 0:04:03And...this channel here used to be dry land, nothing but dry land.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07For you, what do you think the future will be like?
0:04:07 > 0:04:12One of my granddaughters, the little one, told me the other day,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15"Grandpa, are you going to build us a boat?"
0:04:15 > 0:04:17"A boat for what?"
0:04:17 > 0:04:22"When the island is covered with water, we have a place to float in."
0:04:22 > 0:04:25You know, our little ones are affected mentally.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33The landscape of these islands is changing dramatically,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36and the government has warned that if sea levels continue to rise,
0:04:36 > 0:04:40then Kiribati could become uninhabitable within 30 years.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45It would mean not only the loss of these islands...
0:04:48 > 0:04:51..but the loss of a unique island community.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59From Kiribati, the baton
0:04:59 > 0:05:01heads south, to the Cook Islands.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18WHOOPING
0:05:21 > 0:05:24The Cook Islands has put on quite a carnival atmosphere
0:05:24 > 0:05:26for the Queen's Baton Relay.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29This is the coastal road around the main island in Rarotonga,
0:05:29 > 0:05:34and each village has been represented by different sports.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35These are the rugby guys.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42It's a country where almost everyone seems to belong to a local team.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45We're the Arorangi team.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47The village that you're in is called Arorangi,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50and we're the women's cricket team that plays for the village.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55But their most successful sport is netball.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59It's one of the most popular events at the Commonwealth Games.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02But in the Cook Islands, it's huge.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10One in 18 people here are members of a team.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15The game is particularly strong in the South Pacific,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17partly thanks to the success of teams like Australia
0:06:17 > 0:06:20and the New Zealand Silver Ferns,
0:06:20 > 0:06:24who are the two top-ranking teams in the world.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27With stars like these in your back yard,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31it's easy to see why young players are inspired to sign up.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35We're a really big community over here,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37so I think it's just good for all of us to get involved.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43And the young girls look at the Silver Ferns and the Aussies,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45so I think they just highlight the netball around the world,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47so that's why we're all playing it here.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Today, the Cook Islands are hosting an international tournament.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59And when your country looks like this,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02it's not hard to convince teams to come from far and wide.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10At its height, the national side was ranked fifth in the world,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14but recently, they've fallen on hard times.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17And in a crushing blow, they failed to qualify for Glasgow 2014.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24For their coach, Margaret Matenga, it's all down to one thing.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26I've had a problem for years
0:07:26 > 0:07:29when I developed our players.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32You get to that stage, and then they leave for education,
0:07:32 > 0:07:34further education overseas.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38And then they get into teams overseas and we miss out.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43The Cook Islands have an unusual problem.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Its residents also hold New Zealand citizenship,
0:07:47 > 0:07:51which means the players here can leave to join their national side.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54But Margaret believes her team is turning a corner.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59We've just played Singapore and they are a very good team,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02we played them in a three-test series and we won the series.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07So, that group, that team is the best we've had for a very long time.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11But I've just noticed some talent at this tournament, so...
0:08:11 > 0:08:16they might be added into the already strong team that we have.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23With the chance to play for one of the biggest teams in the world
0:08:23 > 0:08:26just a short flight away, hanging onto its players will always
0:08:26 > 0:08:28be a problem for the Cook Islands.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34It's not easy, but if coaches like Margaret can convince them to stay,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37then there's a very good chance this team will make it to the next
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Commonwealth Games in 2018.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46But the Cook Islands isn't the only
0:08:46 > 0:08:48small nation with big aspirations.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58CHEERING
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Welcome to Tonga. - CHEERING
0:09:03 > 0:09:07One heart, one love, everywhere!
0:09:07 > 0:09:10CHEERING
0:09:12 > 0:09:15And if there's one sport that's captured this nation's heart,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17it's boxing.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Boxing is the ultimate sport in Tonga.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22That's where we get our medals.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Tonga won two bronze medals in the last Commonwealth Games.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34An incredible achievement for a nation with just one boxing ring.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41And Mark has come to see how the next generation
0:09:41 > 0:09:43are preparing for this year's Games.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Boom-boom.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Osika Finau is Tonga's big hope for the Commonwealth Games this year.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Where do you normally train? What's the facilities?
0:09:54 > 0:09:55Here. You're looking at the facilities
0:09:55 > 0:09:57and where we train.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00So, we just have our punching bag
0:10:00 > 0:10:03and then our skipping ropes,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06gloves, and for weights, we use push-ups.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12For Sione, Osika's coach and father,
0:10:12 > 0:10:18Tonga's poor facilities are holding its future champions back.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20As far as facilities, easy answer.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22There is no facility for boxing in Tonga.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Look at our ring - it is five years old
0:10:26 > 0:10:29and it has been outside all those five years.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34Despite this, Tonga continues to produce champions.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38At 22, Osika is just starting his boxing career,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41but he has already developed his own distinctive style.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- OK.- No kicking!
0:10:45 > 0:10:46LAUGHTER
0:10:55 > 0:10:57He's laughing.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03I think that the personality of a Tongan contributes to
0:11:03 > 0:11:06their interest in boxing.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Being a man, you should be tough,
0:11:10 > 0:11:12you should never back off from a fight.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18I think that's the key issue that makes a Tongan unique.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19It's the heart.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28LAUGHTER
0:11:28 > 0:11:32You see...what I mean? It's hard for you to punch the man.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Yeah, he's moving too fast!
0:11:34 > 0:11:36LAUGHTER
0:11:36 > 0:11:39In me, the first time I stand in the ring in every fight...
0:11:39 > 0:11:43I feel a little bit scared, but once I get punched...
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I have confidence.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I'm really all about going forward, never going back.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50When we were in New Zealand, they say...
0:11:50 > 0:11:54boxers eat - I don't know - maybe six or seven times a day,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58when they train. But here in Tonga, I eat only once a day
0:11:58 > 0:12:00and that's late in the night-time,
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- cos we are very poor, we don't have the money for everything.- Yeah.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09But it doesn't matter what you have.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12What matters to me is what I know I can do.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16They have two arms, two legs, one heart. I have the same.
0:12:16 > 0:12:22But there's something else that the sport gives young men like Osika.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Street violence, often between rival schools,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27is a serious problem in Tonga.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Is there a lot of fighting? And is boxing a good way to teach
0:12:31 > 0:12:34people not to fight, because you are disciplined?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Yeah, uh... Is this your first time here in Tonga?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Yeah, first time. - Then you haven't heard.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42If you were here longer, then you'd maybe never ask me that question.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Cos, like, boys from our school and boys from other schools -
0:12:46 > 0:12:47they meet up and they fight in the streets
0:12:47 > 0:12:50and it's like a big thing here.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52I was in a school that used to fight like that.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57But now, I've been trained to box and stuff...
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I see that it's really childish
0:13:00 > 0:13:03and boxing helps you to discipline yourself.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Discipline is what's helping these young men.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15And it's what Osika hopes will help him go all the way
0:13:15 > 0:13:17in Glasgow this summer.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24From Tonga, the baton travels east,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27to the tiny island nation of Niue.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30And today is sports' day.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42HE EXHALES
0:13:42 > 0:13:44I think we got bronze!
0:13:44 > 0:13:48This is Niue's national stadium, which is also the high school,
0:13:48 > 0:13:50the high school ground.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It might look like a small sports' day,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55but I've counted about 150 people here, which is about
0:13:55 > 0:13:57a tenth of the population -
0:13:57 > 0:14:00this is the Commonwealth's least populated territory.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02RUN!
0:14:02 > 0:14:04THEY ALL SHOUT
0:14:06 > 0:14:11Home to 1,500 people, the island of Niue is a remote, coral atoll,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13just 11 miles wide.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19It might be small, but Niue is a keen sporting nation,
0:14:19 > 0:14:23with athletes who aren't afraid to dream big.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27My dream is to maybe get a gold medal, or a silver medal!
0:14:27 > 0:14:30At least a medal in the Commonwealth Games and, yeah...
0:14:32 > 0:14:33But most of the games played here
0:14:33 > 0:14:35won't be found in Glasgow this summer.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39This is sport Niue-style.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42We use what we have, which is
0:14:42 > 0:14:45our culture, and we have to keep our culture.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Every sports' day we have, we have to have
0:14:47 > 0:14:49some tabloid, some cultural sports,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52so it's always balanced with the other sports as well.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54What does tabloid sport mean?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Tabloid means, you know, those local sports...
0:14:57 > 0:15:00like weaving baskets,
0:15:00 > 0:15:01husking coconuts.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04And there are other sports as well, like sika throwing.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06It's so enjoyable.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Sika throwing is an ancient sport on the island.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16The aim isn't to get the pole to stick in the ground,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18but to slide along the field.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24If it slides smoothly on the field, it shows good luck.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28But if it goes in land and makes a point like a javelin, I'm not saying
0:15:28 > 0:15:31something bad is going to happen, but it might turn out that way.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35So, time for Mark to test his luck.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41THEY JEER AND LAUGH
0:15:46 > 0:15:47Disaster!
0:15:49 > 0:15:54But these sports aren't the only traditions being kept alive on Niue.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01On the rocky beaches around the island...
0:16:02 > 0:16:06..something sinister is rising out of the water.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17Niue is home to the largest land-living arthropod in the world.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20The coconut crab.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Living in the island's dense jungle,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27these giants can grow up to a metre long
0:16:27 > 0:16:30and their powerful claws can lift
0:16:30 > 0:16:32the weight of a small child.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36But despite their fearsome appearance,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40these huge creatures are considered a delicacy on the island.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47And intrepid hunters like Willie Sanateli
0:16:47 > 0:16:49know exactly where to find them.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- No more road.- No more road, mate,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54we've got to work our way through the jungle now.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Where are we going?
0:16:56 > 0:17:00When I was young, my father and my mother used to bring me out here,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and they showed me how to go about doing all the baiting,
0:17:03 > 0:17:04that sort of stuff.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06And they showed me all the favourite spots.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09I'm just carrying on the family tradition.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13The crabs are found all over the South Pacific,
0:17:13 > 0:17:18but in other countries, have been hunted to near extinction.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Thanks to its small population,
0:17:20 > 0:17:23there are still plenty of crabs in Niue,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25and Willie's keen to keep it that way.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28What size of crabs are the right ones to take?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31The legal size is 36mm across the back of the shell.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35And to me, that's way too small.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Why's it important to you only to catch the right size?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40The thing is, you've got to look at the future.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42What is there for your kids?
0:17:42 > 0:17:47And if you don't look after the land, with all these coconut crabs
0:17:47 > 0:17:50around, there's nothing there for my kids to enjoy in years to come.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51That's the most important thing.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I'm guessing that's what happened to a lot of the rest of...
0:17:54 > 0:17:58That's why the other Pacific Islands don't have any any more. Yeah.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04But in order to catch them, Willie first needs to lay the bait.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08And perhaps unsurprisingly, when it comes to coconut crabs,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10the best thing to use is a coconut.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Right, mate, this one here.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15This is the sort of coconut we're after.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Give it a shake. Hear the liquid in there?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Yeah, you can hear it. - Yep, that's a good one.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22That's one of the ones we're going to cut up for our bait.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25The plan is simple.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30Attracted by the smell of the coconut, the crabs come out at night
0:18:30 > 0:18:33and try to rip it open to get at the flesh inside.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36The idea is to catch them in the act.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- A bit more work and then we'll come back tomorrow night?- Yeah.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49It's wonderfully spooky out here.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52It looks nothing like it did during the day.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55You can hear the rain dripping through the leaves above
0:18:55 > 0:18:57and just limbs everywhere.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02And I'm just thinking, these big crabs, if they can cut through
0:19:02 > 0:19:06coconuts easily, then I'll need to watch my fingers.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Right. See if we can find any.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Don't want to get lost out here.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Hang on, there's one in the hole.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31There's one here.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- Oh...- When it's only a small one, that is legal.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39The size thing I was telling you about - 35mm.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43That's too small, in my eyes.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Do you want to have a go at holding it?- Sure.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Stick it...
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Yep. That's it.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Make sure your thumb's back a little bit,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57cos those two claws are going to come right around. That's it.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Even they're sharp.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Let go. Let go.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I don't want your finger getting nipped, bro.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- But even the other ones are sharp. - They are. They are.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15It's an amazing thing to still have on Niue, isn't it?
0:20:15 > 0:20:16We're very lucky, man.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19But to protect these is the most important thing, you know?
0:20:20 > 0:20:21In the past,
0:20:21 > 0:20:25these crabs have provided a valuable source of food on the island,
0:20:25 > 0:20:29and hunting them is an ancient tradition.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32But keeping this tradition alive will rely on the passion
0:20:32 > 0:20:36and dedication of people like Willie Sanateli.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Halfway between Australia and New Zealand
0:20:41 > 0:20:44lies the next stop on the relay - Norfolk Island.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57The Queen's baton has arrived in the Norfolk Island for just 24 hours,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00and what an amazing view from the high point!
0:21:00 > 0:21:05It is just five miles by three miles and I can see the entire coastline.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09And it's a huge change of scenery from anything else in the Pacific.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13With just over 2,000 inhabitants,
0:21:13 > 0:21:17the island's population isn't much larger than Niue's.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Its proximity to Australia
0:21:22 > 0:21:25and New Zealand makes this a popular retirement destination.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32And its residents have a particular fondness for one sport.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44But this isn't your typical lawn bowls club.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Despite the island's size, this team is a surprisingly strong
0:21:47 > 0:21:50contender for a medal in Glasgow this year.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54We've been lucky enough to be
0:21:54 > 0:21:55playing in the Commonwealth Games
0:21:55 > 0:21:58since 1990, and it's just the opportunity to...
0:21:58 > 0:22:01participate against the best in the world,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04which has increased the prestige of the club
0:22:04 > 0:22:06and the calibre of the players in the club.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10But for the players, it's not all about winning.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14From what I've seen, it always looks like a very sociable sport.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16It's very social and if we weren't on camera,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19we'd have a beer on the bench behind us.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21We can do that.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Grab a ball, any ball, and see how you go.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- And you don't need any run up? - No, you don't need a run up.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30It's not bobsleigh.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33HE WHISTLES
0:22:33 > 0:22:35And that was really good weight, as we call it.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- Because you finished level with the jack.- Yeah.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Do you think I'm ready for a bit of competition?- Why not?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- We'll get the boys in and we'll have a game.- OK.- OK, boys?
0:22:48 > 0:22:53- Oh, it didn't curl in!- He's looking good, this guy. He's doing well.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Oh, he held on to it and it went bump, bump, bump!
0:23:01 > 0:23:05My golly. He needs a bit more green, that's all.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Argh!
0:23:10 > 0:23:13With plenty of practice, the team is now
0:23:13 > 0:23:16focusing on the Games in Glasgow, just six months away.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19We are really looking forward to it, you know,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22we are just getting into our training regime now.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23We've got some good players,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26they're a team that really support each other.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28We are quietly confident that we'll do really well.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32But for Mark, it'll be a while before
0:23:32 > 0:23:36he finds similar success on the bowling green.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Great shot! Great shot.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Over 80 days, the baton relay
0:23:43 > 0:23:47has clocked up almost 60,000 miles.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49And after a short stop in Vanuatu,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51it continues on to
0:23:51 > 0:23:52its final destination on this leg
0:23:52 > 0:23:55of the journey, and the first country
0:23:55 > 0:23:57in a whole new continent.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Sierra Leone.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09After the peaceful
0:24:09 > 0:24:13and sparsely populated islands of the Pacific, the energy and
0:24:13 > 0:24:17bustle of a big city like Freetown makes for a striking contrast.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23From here, the pace of the baton's journey steps up a notch.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Sierra Leone is a Commonwealth Games regular,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35taking part in ten Games
0:24:35 > 0:24:37over the past 56 years.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39I am totally happy,
0:24:39 > 0:24:42because this is the first time of journey in this kind of relay.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52It is a country where 40% of the population is under 14 years old
0:24:52 > 0:24:55and where one teenager has become the symbol of
0:24:55 > 0:24:58a new generation that is harnessing technology
0:24:58 > 0:25:00to change the world around them.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04All right, this is DJ Focus, passing through...
0:25:06 > 0:25:10From the workshop at his school in Freetown, Kelvin Doe
0:25:10 > 0:25:16broadcasts across the city, and via the internet, across the world.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Do you have a DJ name? - Yeah, DJ Focus.- DJ Focus.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- And everyone knows who DJ Focus is? - Everybody, everybody.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- How old are you now?- I'm 17.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29So, you're 17, you've got your own radio station that you can
0:25:29 > 0:25:30speak to the whole of Sierra Leone?
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- Yeah.- What do you talk about?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I wanted to motivate young people,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38I wanted to be an example to young people,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41mostly in Sierra Leone and also the world.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46So, I normally use the station to advise young people,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49talking to young people here.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56In 2012, Kelvin became an internet sensation
0:25:56 > 0:25:59when a video about him went viral.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02It told the story of how he won a national competition called
0:26:02 > 0:26:06Innovate Salone, which inspires kids to use technology
0:26:06 > 0:26:08to solve problems in their community.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14His idea was to give young people in the city a voice.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17I take some of the component from the musical set,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20and then decided to build my own station.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23So, for the first time, I went to tell my elder brother
0:26:23 > 0:26:26that I wanted to build my own FM radio station.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28He just laughed at me,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32so I went inside our living room to tune the old radio, and I told
0:26:32 > 0:26:36my elder brother to climb up the roof of our house
0:26:36 > 0:26:38to fix up the antenna.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40And a few minutes later, my station was on.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47With his home-made FM transmitter,
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Kelvin is now catching the attention of young people across the country.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Every day, when you go on TV,
0:26:56 > 0:26:59you see Kelvin being interviewed by journalists,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02you listen to the radio, you hear about Kelvin.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05So, each and every one of them wants to be like Kelvin.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11And Kelvin's overnight fame seems to be having an effect.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14His story has already inspired other young people
0:27:14 > 0:27:18to compete in this year's Innovate Salone challenge
0:27:18 > 0:27:22and find new ways to solve old problems.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Because we all have the passion to help others, to do things
0:27:25 > 0:27:29not because of ourselves, but for others, so that everyone
0:27:29 > 0:27:33can enjoy, can benefit from what we also have benefited from.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Building things, you can help build a nation.
0:27:36 > 0:27:43So, with innovation, we can all do things faster and also,
0:27:43 > 0:27:44make the world a better place.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Kelvin's story shows that with access to some basic technology,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55and a little know-how, it's possible to inspire a nation.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Now, the Innovate Salone model
0:27:59 > 0:28:01is being rolled out across the continent.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05By empowering young people all over Africa, projects like
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Innovate Salone have the potential
0:28:08 > 0:28:11to provide a new generation with the knowledge
0:28:11 > 0:28:15and the tools to change lives around the world.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Join Mark next time, as the baton
0:28:24 > 0:28:25continues its journey through
0:28:25 > 0:28:28the 18 Commonwealth nations of Africa.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34A continent of wide-open landscapes
0:28:34 > 0:28:36and vast populations,
0:28:36 > 0:28:41where athletes are gearing up for Glasgow 2014...
0:28:41 > 0:28:43That is seriously fast!
0:28:43 > 0:28:48..in some of the most vibrant and dynamic nations on the planet.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52All united by the Queen's Baton Relay.