24/07/2014 Newsround

The Games begin with a bang, with this spectacular opening ceremony.

And 15-year-old Kieran takes a tour of Commonwealth venues.

Last night, Celtic Park hosted a spectacular opening ceremony for the

There was singing and dancing, a collection

of traditional Scottish costumes, a flyover by the Red Arrows.

And we finally got to hear the special message that was tucked

Together you all play a part in strengthening our friendships in

this modern and vibrant Association of nations.

It now gives me the greatest pleasure to declare the 20th

Commonwealth Games opened. There's going to be the biggest-ever

number of parasports medals And, for the first time,

cycling will be included. A couple of weeks ago,

we got a sneak preview of the velodrome, and brought

along 15-year-old Kieran, who uses Last week on Newsround,

Martin looked into the struggles Kieran faces

getting around in rural Scotland. So, we wanted to find out how he

felt being in the centre And, not only that, but we also gave

Kieran the surprise of his life. Here we are, right in the middle

of Glasgow, how does it feel? It is Glasgow,

you can already feel something Obviously,

it is bigger than I am used to. That is enough sightseeing, shall

we check out one of the venues? Although there are no people in it,

you can already feel the energy Until David Weir,

I had no idea there was an Olympics, I'll just remember how I'm feeling

now. I am floating just now,

to be honest. What he doesn't know is his day

is about to get even better. Kieran thinks we have brought

into this hotel to do an interview, but actually his hero David Weir is

about to surprise him. I thought I would come and say hello

since I was up in Glasgow. Because you want to be a journalist,

I thought maybe you could ask David As well as

the opening ceremony there was also We met some of the kids who were

performing a charity song for And Jamie-Leigh, Kipp and Cayce

are here with me this morning. It was absolutely amazing, everyone

joining in and singing our song. Fantastic. Were you belting it out

yesterday? I was trying my hardest. I think the crowd really liked the

song. I hope they download it.

What other big names were there yesterday?

Shout, I was singing backing vocals for them.

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