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The men's team also led for most of the final, with Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe and then 200m silver medallist Zharnel Hughes safely guiding the baton around to huge cheers inside Alexander Stadium.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

While the duo set the trail ablaze, they have passed the baton to a trio of coaches — Inouye-Perez, Walker and Fernandez, who have spent a combined 72 years in Westwood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

This year there was no baton relay across the Commonwealth but each of the 74 nations and territories was given a wooden baton to decorate.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Adlington, one of Britain's most successful heavyweight judoka athletes, will bear the Scottish baton while Marshall will carry the Saltire flag.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Down at the lake, on the edge of the dock, Ida Nee was twirling her baton.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo

The son of a Nasa Indigenous guerrilla and an Afro‑Colombian police officer, his protection is a phalanx of some 30 Indigenous Guards, some barely out of their teens and armed with little more than batons.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Little is made of Goering’s outrageous personal style: the power-blue Reichsmarschall’s uniform, the fur-lined capes, the diamond encrusted badges and batons, the face makeup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

Sixty years ago, marchers in Selma faced tear gas and batons so that we might inherit a fuller democracy.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2025

For the relay competitions, this is the time of year coaches get real nervous about dropped batons and being disqualified for lane violations.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025

Two police officers in dark green uniforms with brown batons and steel guns holstered at their waists sauntered into the marble foyer.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed