Episode 8

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0:00:02 > 0:00:06For the past seven months, an epic journey has been under way.

0:00:06 > 0:00:09Ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer,

0:00:09 > 0:00:14the Queen's Baton Relay has been on an incredible global voyage

0:00:14 > 0:00:19to 70 of the nations and territories that make up the Commonwealth.

0:00:19 > 0:00:21I feel so very happy!

0:00:21 > 0:00:23Touching lives across the world.

0:00:23 > 0:00:27It helps our younger generation to be inspired.

0:00:27 > 0:00:29But now the baton is almost home

0:00:29 > 0:00:33and travelling with it is adventurer Mark Beaumont.

0:00:33 > 0:00:35I'd love to see your other triathletes

0:00:35 > 0:00:38racing on bikes like this, on roads like this!

0:00:38 > 0:00:41As the journey enters its final phase before returning to the

0:00:41 > 0:00:43British Isles,

0:00:43 > 0:00:47he will meet the competitors preparing for the Games ahead.

0:00:47 > 0:00:50We are very honoured to represent our country in this way.

0:00:50 > 0:00:53And the communities coming together to support them.

0:00:54 > 0:00:57I know how much he is working out and training for this,

0:00:57 > 0:00:59and we all wish him the best of luck.

0:00:59 > 0:01:02This is the Queen's Baton Relay.

0:01:26 > 0:01:28The baton is nearly home,

0:01:28 > 0:01:30and the final part of its relay around the Commonwealth

0:01:30 > 0:01:33begins here, in the sun-drenched islands of the Caribbean.

0:01:39 > 0:01:42For the competitors along the way, the next few weeks will be

0:01:42 > 0:01:46critical as they prepare for the upcoming Games in Glasgow.

0:01:47 > 0:01:49But that's only part of the story,

0:01:49 > 0:01:52because these athletes are also using their sport to change

0:01:52 > 0:01:54lives and transform communities.

0:01:56 > 0:02:00To me, sports is the best way to turn around lives on the island.

0:02:00 > 0:02:02That's what I encourage them - if I can, they can too.

0:02:12 > 0:02:17The Bahamas is a country that draws visitors from all over the world,

0:02:17 > 0:02:21famous for its year-round sunshine and crystal-clear waters.

0:02:29 > 0:02:32Among the baton bearers are two athletes

0:02:32 > 0:02:35who are part of a sport that is sweeping the nation.

0:02:44 > 0:02:47The Bahamas isn't normally known for judo.

0:02:47 > 0:02:50But in a region where athletics often takes centre stage, this

0:02:50 > 0:02:54martial art has become the fastest-growing sport in the country.

0:02:57 > 0:03:01Its success is largely down to one family - the Rahmings.

0:03:03 > 0:03:04One more time.

0:03:04 > 0:03:08They want to show Mark exactly what it takes to win.

0:03:15 > 0:03:17HE GROANS

0:03:22 > 0:03:24Argh! Man down!

0:03:25 > 0:03:27Very impressive, I'm not sure I can live that down -

0:03:27 > 0:03:29beaten by a 19-year-old!

0:03:29 > 0:03:32But you should be good, you're going to the Commonwealth Games!

0:03:32 > 0:03:35What's it going to be like competing at Glasgow as a family team?

0:03:35 > 0:03:37We're very honoured to represent our country in this way

0:03:37 > 0:03:39for the sport of judo.

0:03:39 > 0:03:41And what's the family team like?

0:03:41 > 0:03:44We eat together and then we also practise together

0:03:44 > 0:03:48so you can't really bring things back home sometimes.

0:03:48 > 0:03:51But you definitely know my training partner, and my coach, so...

0:03:51 > 0:03:58Our coach is Dad, so that brings up an interesting dynamic.

0:03:58 > 0:04:00There's the athlete/coach relationship

0:04:00 > 0:04:03but there's also the father/daughter, father/son relationship.

0:04:03 > 0:04:06And then we also have our relationships.

0:04:06 > 0:04:08Of course we get on each other's nerves at times,

0:04:08 > 0:04:10but who doesn't?!

0:04:12 > 0:04:14At the head of the family is D'Arcy Rahming.

0:04:17 > 0:04:20He has converted the family home into a fully equipped dojo,

0:04:20 > 0:04:22which has now become

0:04:22 > 0:04:25the official headquarters of the National Judo Association.

0:04:26 > 0:04:28What will it be like to watch your son

0:04:28 > 0:04:30and daughter competing at the Commonwealth Games?

0:04:30 > 0:04:33It is a really great honour,

0:04:33 > 0:04:35as well as a great challenge.

0:04:35 > 0:04:38It is extremely significant for our sport,

0:04:38 > 0:04:43as the Commonwealth Games are near and dear to the heart of

0:04:43 > 0:04:44the Bahamian people.

0:04:44 > 0:04:46To have your sport represented there and to have

0:04:46 > 0:04:49your own children in your sport represented there

0:04:49 > 0:04:50is the highest honour.

0:04:52 > 0:04:56But for the Rahmings, it's not all about medals.

0:04:56 > 0:04:59D'Arcy is on a mission to spread judo across the country,

0:04:59 > 0:05:03by opening outreach centres for disadvantaged kids.

0:05:03 > 0:05:07So far, the programme has been a remarkable success.

0:05:07 > 0:05:10What's your motivation for setting up these centres?

0:05:10 > 0:05:12We have three centres around the island

0:05:12 > 0:05:15and we intend to have ten within the year.

0:05:15 > 0:05:18The motivation is to produce social change

0:05:18 > 0:05:22through having international standards of sports

0:05:22 > 0:05:23and judo in particular.

0:05:23 > 0:05:25MAN STARTS BOUT

0:05:25 > 0:05:27I can imagine all ages,

0:05:27 > 0:05:30all backgrounds love the physical aspect of something like judo.

0:05:30 > 0:05:32I can see training's already started!

0:05:32 > 0:05:35Judo is perfect because it's an international sport.

0:05:35 > 0:05:38It has all the components of competing against

0:05:38 > 0:05:41another human being, as well as high standards.

0:05:41 > 0:05:44It can be done from the grassroots in city levels,

0:05:44 > 0:05:45all the way up to elite level.

0:05:47 > 0:05:49Starting with just a few classes after school,

0:05:49 > 0:05:54the programme has grown dramatically with over 200 kids enrolled so far.

0:05:55 > 0:05:58For the parents, it's already having a huge effect.

0:06:00 > 0:06:03It's the discipline, and the control,

0:06:03 > 0:06:07and even eating habits and exercising too.

0:06:07 > 0:06:11Yeah. And so that's why I like it, because it helps me.

0:06:12 > 0:06:15They also teach, like, unity within the community

0:06:15 > 0:06:20because you have different students within the community who they have

0:06:20 > 0:06:23never even seen before, you know, and it brings them together as one.

0:06:27 > 0:06:28What is your big plan?

0:06:28 > 0:06:31What are you trying to do with judo in the Bahamas?

0:06:31 > 0:06:34Judo is not the primary sport of the Bahamas

0:06:34 > 0:06:36but in ten years, we think it will be.

0:06:36 > 0:06:39It's because of our work in community centres,

0:06:39 > 0:06:41it's because of our passion for it.

0:06:41 > 0:06:45I see judo as being a tool, not just for elite level

0:06:45 > 0:06:47but for social change and transformation.

0:06:56 > 0:07:00In Turks & Caicos, it's not only the athletes who are hard at work.

0:07:01 > 0:07:05These islands attract 350,000 visitors a year

0:07:05 > 0:07:09and the tourism industry makes up nearly half the national revenue.

0:07:14 > 0:07:18Keeping all these tourists fed and watered is no easy task.

0:07:19 > 0:07:20And for the crowds here,

0:07:20 > 0:07:23one Caribbean tradition is proving especially popular.

0:07:25 > 0:07:27Throughout the Caribbean leg of the journey,

0:07:27 > 0:07:30we've come across these amazing fish fries everywhere.

0:07:30 > 0:07:33And I've yet to actually try one.

0:07:33 > 0:07:35We've got a chef here. What exactly are you cooking?

0:07:35 > 0:07:37Well, I'm frying some fish,

0:07:37 > 0:07:40and we're also having some fish grilled over here.

0:07:40 > 0:07:41We have the grouper filet,

0:07:41 > 0:07:46we got the snappers stuffed in the foil paper.

0:07:46 > 0:07:48What's your barbecue made out of?

0:07:48 > 0:07:51Well, it's made from old rims of cars, you know,

0:07:51 > 0:07:55we recycle everything, we don't throw stuff away.

0:07:55 > 0:07:57Is that the first order of the evening?

0:07:57 > 0:07:58Yeah. That's the first order.

0:07:58 > 0:08:02That's the grilled grouper, that sells real good.

0:08:02 > 0:08:05Right, we got an order. Fish burger.

0:08:05 > 0:08:06Heat that up?

0:08:06 > 0:08:09We got some fried grouper that was fried just a couple of minutes

0:08:09 > 0:08:14- earlier... - Freshly fried.- Take it over here.

0:08:14 > 0:08:17Then you get some lettuce from there.

0:08:17 > 0:08:20I could get the hang of this, but I'd end up eating it all.

0:08:22 > 0:08:25Here we go. Fresh as they come, enjoy!

0:08:29 > 0:08:32On the other side of the Caribbean Sea lies Belize,

0:08:32 > 0:08:35the only Commonwealth country in Central America...

0:08:38 > 0:08:41..where the streets of San Pedro serve as the training ground

0:08:41 > 0:08:43for one remarkable triathlete.

0:08:58 > 0:09:00Hey! Good run?

0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Yeah. Good run, man.- Pretty warm?

0:09:02 > 0:09:03Yeah, I'm used to this.

0:09:03 > 0:09:05This is the time of day I usually train.

0:09:05 > 0:09:07I cannot believe you train on these bikes.

0:09:07 > 0:09:09Where are we going to go?

0:09:09 > 0:09:12We're going to go over that way, so we can get a glimpse of what I do.

0:09:12 > 0:09:15I know it's different from what I'll be facing in the Commonwealth Games,

0:09:15 > 0:09:18but this is what I have and this is what I have to work with.

0:09:18 > 0:09:19So let's go, man.

0:09:30 > 0:09:35Kent Gabourel trains on heavy steel beach bikes.

0:09:35 > 0:09:39With wide tyres, one gear and no brakes, they're nothing like the

0:09:39 > 0:09:43road bikes he will use to compete in Glasgow in just a few weeks' time.

0:09:43 > 0:09:45And now you're onto the rough stuff!

0:09:45 > 0:09:49Yeah, this is what I have to deal with every time in my training.

0:09:49 > 0:09:53This is totally different from what I will meet in Glasgow!

0:09:53 > 0:09:55I mean, this is more like mountain biking.

0:09:55 > 0:09:58I'd love to see your other Commonwealth triathletes

0:09:58 > 0:10:01training on bikes like this, on roads like this.

0:10:01 > 0:10:03Oh, yeah, I would definitely whip them because I have the advantage.

0:10:03 > 0:10:07This is what I'm accustomed, this is all I need to ride best.

0:10:10 > 0:10:15Kent began his career as a professional footballer, only taking

0:10:15 > 0:10:18up triathlon after his retirement three years ago at the age of 30.

0:10:20 > 0:10:24Being really realistic, having only just picked up the sport,

0:10:24 > 0:10:27what is your hopes at the Commonwealth Games?

0:10:27 > 0:10:29Well, just to get there,

0:10:29 > 0:10:34and get the opportunity to get there, is a plus for me.

0:10:34 > 0:10:37And for me to be in the Games, just to show other

0:10:37 > 0:10:41up-and-coming triathletes that if I can do it,

0:10:41 > 0:10:44and I just got into the sport, they coming behind is like a road

0:10:44 > 0:10:48pavement for them, so they can do it in the future.

0:10:48 > 0:10:52But potholed roads aren't the only challenges people face here.

0:10:53 > 0:10:57Belize may be the least populated state in Central America,

0:10:57 > 0:10:58but according to the UN,

0:10:58 > 0:11:01it is the third most violent country in the world.

0:11:04 > 0:11:06For Kent, sport has the potential to turn

0:11:06 > 0:11:09this alarming statistic around.

0:11:09 > 0:11:11What is it that you are worried about?

0:11:11 > 0:11:14What is it that the children are getting into?

0:11:14 > 0:11:16Well, drugs.

0:11:16 > 0:11:20Drugs and gangs, that's one of my main things that I worry about here.

0:11:20 > 0:11:24I hate to see young guys throw away their lives, you know,

0:11:24 > 0:11:25in such manner.

0:11:25 > 0:11:28So that's why I try to educate them as much as I can.

0:11:30 > 0:11:33One young person he has already helped is Nestor.

0:11:33 > 0:11:37After a short time in jail, he joined a football club run by Kent.

0:11:38 > 0:11:41His ambition now is to turn professional.

0:11:42 > 0:11:45I was into bad things, and doing things.

0:11:45 > 0:11:46Now all my friends see I am doing football

0:11:46 > 0:11:51so they're going to keep out of trouble and be someone like me.

0:11:51 > 0:11:53If I can do it, they can do it too.

0:11:53 > 0:11:55Well, my mum right now, she's proud of me

0:11:55 > 0:12:00because I stopped doing bad things in the street.

0:12:00 > 0:12:02She said the day she can see me on the TV,

0:12:02 > 0:12:05she's going to be happy seeing her son playing football and stuff.

0:12:05 > 0:12:07I hurt my mum a lot early,

0:12:07 > 0:12:12so now it's time to change and show her who I am, the real I am.

0:12:19 > 0:12:23Now Kent is helping to train the next generation of triathletes.

0:12:24 > 0:12:26And it's working.

0:12:26 > 0:12:29One of the kids he has supported has gone on to become the national

0:12:29 > 0:12:31junior triathlon champion.

0:12:32 > 0:12:36Given the huge impact Kent has had on these kids' lives,

0:12:36 > 0:12:39it's not surprising they'll be following him closely

0:12:39 > 0:12:41when he travels to Glasgow later this year.

0:12:42 > 0:12:45We all hope the best for him

0:12:45 > 0:12:48when he goes to represent Belize,

0:12:48 > 0:12:52because I know how much he's working

0:12:52 > 0:12:56out and training for this, and we all wish him the best of luck.

0:13:01 > 0:13:05After a short stop in Bermuda, the baton heads north to Canada.

0:13:12 > 0:13:14Covering six time zones,

0:13:14 > 0:13:17this vast country is the second largest in the world.

0:13:18 > 0:13:21It has around half the population of the UK,

0:13:21 > 0:13:24but is nearly 40 times bigger.

0:13:24 > 0:13:27And one thing it's definitely got is a strong

0:13:27 > 0:13:29Commonwealth Games heritage.

0:13:36 > 0:13:39In 1930, the first competition, then known

0:13:39 > 0:13:43as the British Empire Games, took place here in Hamilton, Ontario.

0:13:53 > 0:13:57One athlete who remembers the event, and who competed just four

0:13:57 > 0:14:01years later at the Empire Games in London, is 98-year-old Vi Smith.

0:14:03 > 0:14:05What's your memory of running in London in 1934?

0:14:05 > 0:14:07What was the event like?

0:14:07 > 0:14:08It was a lot of fun.

0:14:08 > 0:14:11We met a lot of people from other countries.

0:14:11 > 0:14:15And it was very nice to know that you could call on them

0:14:15 > 0:14:18if you were in your country.

0:14:20 > 0:14:23And you've got a big team going to Glasgow this year.

0:14:23 > 0:14:25I understand you were at the 1986 Games

0:14:25 > 0:14:27the last time they were in Scotland.

0:14:27 > 0:14:30Do you think the Canadian team will have fun in Scotland this year?

0:14:30 > 0:14:33I hope so. I hope so!

0:14:34 > 0:14:37They shouldn't be there if they don't do well.

0:14:37 > 0:14:39Yeah, they'll do well.

0:14:53 > 0:14:56Canada have been one of the most successful nations

0:14:56 > 0:14:57at the Commonwealth Games,

0:14:57 > 0:15:01and they'll be sending one of the biggest teams to Glasgow 2014.

0:15:01 > 0:15:04But one area that they have struggled to get the same success

0:15:04 > 0:15:08as the likes of Australia and England is track cycling.

0:15:13 > 0:15:16In the Niagara Falls History Museum,

0:15:16 > 0:15:19one assistant curator hopes to turn this to her advantage.

0:15:21 > 0:15:24Sara Byers has worked at the museum for over ten years,

0:15:24 > 0:15:28but when she's not looking after the exhibits

0:15:28 > 0:15:32her dream is to represent Canada as a track cyclist.

0:15:36 > 0:15:39So I guess most of your competitors are in the velodrome,

0:15:39 > 0:15:42and here you are, alone, in the cold and the wind.

0:15:42 > 0:15:45- That's got to make it a bit more challenging.- Yeah, it sure does.

0:15:45 > 0:15:46Makes me tougher!

0:15:46 > 0:15:49Do you need a few standing starts?

0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Yes, that would be great if you could hold me.- OK.

0:15:53 > 0:15:56- OK, I've got you.- OK.

0:15:56 > 0:15:57- Ready?- Ready.

0:15:57 > 0:16:00Three...two...one... Go, go, go, go, go!

0:16:02 > 0:16:05Track cycling is an indoor sport,

0:16:05 > 0:16:08but the lack of indoor facilities, combined with Canada's

0:16:08 > 0:16:12famously harsh winters, means participation is relatively low.

0:16:15 > 0:16:17But for 35-year-old Sara

0:16:17 > 0:16:20these challenges present a unique opportunity,

0:16:20 > 0:16:23because, at an age when most cyclists would be

0:16:23 > 0:16:27thinking about retirement, her career is only just beginning.

0:16:27 > 0:16:30Well, it started as a way to lose weight, I think.

0:16:31 > 0:16:34I was approaching my 30th birthday and I was very unfit

0:16:34 > 0:16:39and not feeling very good about myself, so I wanted to lose weight.

0:16:39 > 0:16:42And when I decided to do it I wanted to do it as quickly as possible

0:16:42 > 0:16:44and get on with my life.

0:16:44 > 0:16:49And a by-product of that was getting into cycling.

0:16:49 > 0:16:52Cycling has helped Sara lose a third of her body weight.

0:16:52 > 0:16:54Now she's tantalisingly close to

0:16:54 > 0:16:58qualifying for the Commonwealth Games.

0:16:58 > 0:17:00But it hasn't been an easy journey.

0:17:00 > 0:17:02Her husband and coach, David Jack,

0:17:02 > 0:17:04has been instrumental in helping Sara

0:17:04 > 0:17:08maintain her bikes and raise funds for travel and equipment.

0:17:09 > 0:17:14Because of her age, a lot of the government funding that's available

0:17:14 > 0:17:17isn't available to her.

0:17:17 > 0:17:22The under-23 athletes get all that sort of cash.

0:17:22 > 0:17:26She found a system that she was able to spread the word through

0:17:26 > 0:17:27social media.

0:17:27 > 0:17:29And it's really neat

0:17:29 > 0:17:32because people she's never even met were contributing.

0:17:35 > 0:17:38If you get to go out there and wear the Canadian strip,

0:17:38 > 0:17:40what will that mean to you?

0:17:40 > 0:17:45It would mean a lot to me just to prove to myself what I can do

0:17:45 > 0:17:47and how far I can push myself.

0:17:47 > 0:17:50And representing my country, women,

0:17:50 > 0:17:54and representing the older crowd that's into sport.

0:17:55 > 0:17:59And proving that you can do whatever you want, at any age,

0:17:59 > 0:18:04and any ability, that you have it in you to set whatever goal you want

0:18:04 > 0:18:05and go for it.

0:18:05 > 0:18:08Prove people wrong!

0:18:11 > 0:18:16From Canada, the baton leaves one continent and heads to another,

0:18:16 > 0:18:20as it crosses the Atlantic for the last time on its way to Europe...

0:18:26 > 0:18:27..where, in Cyprus,

0:18:27 > 0:18:32another athlete is proving that age is no barrier to success.

0:18:35 > 0:18:40At 36, Herodotos Giorgallas is not your average gymnast.

0:18:42 > 0:18:44And he isn't ready to bow out any time soon.

0:18:46 > 0:18:49TRANSLATION: These are the sixth Commonwealth Games

0:18:49 > 0:18:51I am taking part in.

0:18:51 > 0:18:54It is very difficult to get to the highest level of sport

0:18:54 > 0:18:56and even harder to stay there.

0:18:56 > 0:18:59It needs a lot of work and a lot of patience.

0:19:04 > 0:19:07Herodotos won his first gold at the Commonwealth Games

0:19:07 > 0:19:09in Manchester in 2002.

0:19:13 > 0:19:16A lot changed after I won the gold medal.

0:19:16 > 0:19:21First of all, that year I became the top athlete in Cyprus.

0:19:21 > 0:19:23Many more people took up sport

0:19:23 > 0:19:26and they also built new sports facilities.

0:19:29 > 0:19:32Herodotos may be training hard for the next Games,

0:19:32 > 0:19:34but that isn't his only focus,

0:19:34 > 0:19:38because he's also coaching the next generation of Cypriot gymnasts.

0:19:53 > 0:19:57Herodotos' success at the Commonwealth Games in 2002

0:19:57 > 0:20:00brought instant recognition to the sport in Cyprus

0:20:00 > 0:20:04and secured enough funding to create a real legacy in the country.

0:20:06 > 0:20:09It's not easy to build this kind of momentum.

0:20:12 > 0:20:13But it's a success story

0:20:13 > 0:20:17that the next country on the baton's journey is hoping to repeat.

0:20:29 > 0:20:33Malta is a country steeped in history and tradition.

0:20:36 > 0:20:40And one ancient sport is hoping for a change of fortunes

0:20:40 > 0:20:43at this year's Commonwealth Games.

0:20:43 > 0:20:46Wrestling is one of the smallest sports,

0:20:46 > 0:20:48but one of the sports that brings results for Malta.

0:20:48 > 0:20:51I took part in the 1994 Olympic Games.

0:20:51 > 0:20:53I came 12th in the Olympic Games.

0:20:53 > 0:20:56I came sixth in the World Championships in Cadets.

0:20:56 > 0:20:58It's a good result for Malta.

0:20:58 > 0:21:01It is a small sport, but with the heart of a lion.

0:21:03 > 0:21:05But the ambition of the country's wrestlers

0:21:05 > 0:21:08isn't matched by the funding their sport attracts.

0:21:09 > 0:21:14Andrea Saliba is a flight attendant for the national airline.

0:21:14 > 0:21:16And, like the other athletes here,

0:21:16 > 0:21:19he usually has to cover the cost of travelling and competing himself.

0:21:20 > 0:21:23Here in Malta we don't train professionally,

0:21:23 > 0:21:29we train with our heart and with our...we give it our all.

0:21:29 > 0:21:31But you have to juggle between,

0:21:31 > 0:21:33as I said, work, studies, and then training.

0:21:33 > 0:21:36So it's slightly more difficult at the same time.

0:21:37 > 0:21:40Accompanying Andrea is team-mate Adam Vella.

0:21:40 > 0:21:42He may be an accountant,

0:21:42 > 0:21:46but he is also the country's number one wrestler and relishes

0:21:46 > 0:21:50the prospect of competing against the world's finest athletes.

0:21:52 > 0:21:54They might be better than me, but once I am in the ring

0:21:54 > 0:21:58I try to focus on my abilities, not on my opponent.

0:21:58 > 0:22:02So I've prepared for it, so just bring it and we'll see then.

0:22:04 > 0:22:06With the Games just a few weeks away,

0:22:06 > 0:22:09this team of amateur wrestlers are painfully aware that there's

0:22:09 > 0:22:12a lot riding on their performance in Glasgow.

0:22:12 > 0:22:14Having a success in such a great tournament

0:22:14 > 0:22:17such as the Commonwealth Games, it will give more exposure to the

0:22:17 > 0:22:21sport and probably will attract more youths to the sport.

0:22:22 > 0:22:30If someone from these two wrestlers who are going for the Commonwealth brings a medal in these games, yes,

0:22:30 > 0:22:33for us it will be better.

0:22:33 > 0:22:35Even financially, from the government, yes.

0:22:35 > 0:22:37It can bring some money, yes.

0:22:37 > 0:22:42With Glasgow 2014 just around the corner these

0:22:42 > 0:22:45athletes are at the top of their game. As Mark is about to find out.

0:22:53 > 0:22:56How he moves - he has a good position for wrestling.

0:22:56 > 0:22:57He is strong!

0:23:03 > 0:23:05I guess you won points that time!

0:23:09 > 0:23:13The wrestlers here know there's a lot at stake this summer.

0:23:13 > 0:23:18But like athletes from the Caribbean, Canada,

0:23:18 > 0:23:22and throughout the baton's journey, this hasn't stopped them battling

0:23:22 > 0:23:26the odds and working to inspire the next generation of athletes.

0:23:29 > 0:23:31In Gibraltar,

0:23:31 > 0:23:35two of those athletes are gearing up for the competition of their lives.

0:23:35 > 0:23:37Yeah, everyone's really excited to go.

0:23:37 > 0:23:40Everyone's training really hard and we can't wait to go.

0:23:40 > 0:23:42It's picking up a lot now that the baton has arrived,

0:23:42 > 0:23:44so I think it's hit home for everyone this

0:23:44 > 0:23:48weekend that we are going, we are a team and it is happening.

0:23:48 > 0:23:50We are going to do this!

0:23:50 > 0:23:54The baton just makes it all real.

0:23:57 > 0:24:01The two sisters live in a territory famous for the imposing rock

0:24:01 > 0:24:06that dominates the skyline, and for its historical ties with the UK.

0:24:09 > 0:24:14But for the relay, Gibraltar takes on a very special significance.

0:24:15 > 0:24:17These are wonderful scenes.

0:24:17 > 0:24:21So, so many people have come out, of all ages, to be a part of the Queen's

0:24:21 > 0:24:25Baton Relay as it's making its way around the Rock, around Gibraltar.

0:24:25 > 0:24:27And it's a significant stop

0:24:27 > 0:24:30because it's the last before it reaches the British Isles.

0:24:30 > 0:24:33What an incredible journey it has been!

0:24:38 > 0:24:45In 214 days, the baton has clocked up an incredible 120,000 miles -

0:24:45 > 0:24:50the equivalent of travelling nearly five times around the world.

0:24:50 > 0:24:53It has travelled to 63 nations and territories across the globe,

0:24:53 > 0:24:57on one of the most ambitious journeys ever undertaken.

0:25:02 > 0:25:07In October 2013 the baton relay set off from Buckingham Palace to

0:25:07 > 0:25:10India, the home of the last Commonwealth Games

0:25:10 > 0:25:14in 2010, before travelling across Asia...

0:25:14 > 0:25:17I feel deeply proud about this moment.

0:25:19 > 0:25:21..and then to Gold Coast in Australia,

0:25:21 > 0:25:24where the next Games will be held in 2018...

0:25:27 > 0:25:30..through the islands of the South Pacific where

0:25:30 > 0:25:32some of the smallest and most remote

0:25:32 > 0:25:36communities in the world are making an impact across the globe...

0:25:36 > 0:25:41I want the big world to know that we're not just a tiny dot island!

0:25:41 > 0:25:43WHOOPING

0:25:46 > 0:25:51..across the ocean to Africa - a vast continent full of energy

0:25:51 > 0:25:52and determined athletes...

0:25:52 > 0:25:58It is a special feeling to know you have been chosen to represent a nation.

0:26:03 > 0:26:07..and then to the Atlantic islands of St Helena and the Falklands...

0:26:07 > 0:26:11Absolutely wonderful! Brings all the Commonwealth together.

0:26:11 > 0:26:16..before heading to the white sands of the Caribbean, where

0:26:16 > 0:26:18a new generation of athletes is taking on the world...

0:26:18 > 0:26:21I want to become the world's fastest man!

0:26:26 > 0:26:30..and finally, on the long road to success in Canada,

0:26:30 > 0:26:34through Europe, always coming closer to home,

0:26:34 > 0:26:39until, after seven months travelling around the world, the baton

0:26:39 > 0:26:41touches down in Jersey.

0:26:45 > 0:26:49It's the first stop on its journey through the British Isles and

0:26:49 > 0:26:54its arrival has attracted quite a crowd and a lot of media attention...

0:27:02 > 0:27:06..because it just so happens that today the baton is being

0:27:06 > 0:27:09carried by one of the biggest names in British sport.

0:27:10 > 0:27:14It's a massive honour to bring this baton

0:27:14 > 0:27:15back into the British Isles

0:27:15 > 0:27:18'and the crowd here has been amazing,'

0:27:18 > 0:27:20the reception's been incredible and, you know what,

0:27:20 > 0:27:23it means the Commonwealth Games are getting really close now.

0:27:30 > 0:27:33Now the journey continues.

0:27:33 > 0:27:37Over the next ten weeks, more than 4,000 people will

0:27:37 > 0:27:41carry the baton across the length and breadth of the British Isles...

0:27:42 > 0:27:45..giving everyone along the way a chance to become

0:27:45 > 0:27:51part of the Commonwealth Games story and bring the baton home.