05/08/2016 Newsround


05/08/2016

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I will go out there and I stay within myself.

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Quite reserved, just do what I know I can do.

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We believe we are going to go out there and get a medal.

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I am excited about it, we have got a great group around us.

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All the teams, we have got a strong team.

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Being able to do the dive now has taken so much

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weight off my shoulders, I think my dives are strong

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enough to get a gold medal in the Olympic Games.

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I want to run for medals and run for history.

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Welcome to the summer Olympics 2016 here in Rio in Brazil, we are live

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from outside the Maracana Stadium. That is where the Opening Ceremony

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takes place later tonight. More than 200 countries are participating in

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the Olympics, in 28 sports. It is two weeks of exciting sporting

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action, one of the best shows in the world. Team GB have more than 360

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athletes taking part. We know that Andy Murray will take part in the

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Opening ceremony, he is the official flag carrier. So much going on, it

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is such a colourful country, lots of flags all over the place, lots of

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pictures of the athletes. I had a quick peek of the Olympic Park,

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right here, this is especially for you.

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We have managed to get inside the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

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This is where some of Team GB's swimmers might win medals,

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Who would have believed he was afraid of water

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He is a strong contender to get gold in the 100-metre breaststroke.

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There are lots of athletes in the pool, putting their last

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This stadium is actually going to be dismantled

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The Olympic Park is the perfect opportunity

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The Olympic Park is the perfect opportunity to take a selfie...

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Loads of tourists taking selfies in front of the rings,

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The Olympic Park is 185 acres, it is huge, there are venues

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for gymnastics, boxing, the velodrome, the aquatic centre,

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where the diving will take place, and the tennis courts.

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That is where Andy Murray will hope to win his second Olympic gold.

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Let's see if we can take a closer look.

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Welcome to Centre Court, not at Wimbledon, it's Rio style.

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It fits around 10,000 spectators, and they are all going to be

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here to watch Andy Murray, Serena Williams and Team

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There you have it, your quick tour of the Olympic Park.

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There are just a few hours to go until the Olympic Games begin.

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The crowds are starting to build. The Opening Ceremony will take place

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there. We don't know what will happen, a lot of the details have

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been kept under wraps, but I have found that some information. There

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will I am looking forward

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to the Opening Ceremony, All of the Team GB

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swimmers don't go? You make the decision as your team,

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that people are racing over the next two days,

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you don't want to be up late, you are standing up the whole time,

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it takes its toll, and when you have to be up competing

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the next morning... As much as you want to see

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everything, the racing Some of the athletes are the younger

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ones, like 21-year-old Adam Peaty in the swimming, and 23-year-old

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Katrina Johnson Thompson, can she beat Jessica Ennis-Hill in the

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heptathlon? And

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