:00:14. > :00:17.You're live with Newsround and we're all about the Olympics today.
:00:18. > :00:19.Spectacular fireworks, a parade of nations from around
:00:20. > :00:22.the world and the famous lighting of the torch - the 2016 Games
:00:23. > :00:24.started in spectacular style in Rio last night,
:00:25. > :00:26.watched by an audience of millions, Ricky was there
:00:27. > :00:32.Here we are inside the Maracana with the opening ceremony.
:00:33. > :00:34.Thousands of people here have just sang the
:00:35. > :00:37.Brazilian national anthem and now we are expecting the show to really
:00:38. > :00:52.The organisers of the show had used a clever way to show the story up by
:00:53. > :01:01.projecting fabulous images onto the floor. It looks stunning. And just
:01:02. > :01:07.look at that, the whole stadium has erupted into light. They have asked
:01:08. > :01:14.them to use the lights on their mobile phone to create this
:01:15. > :01:18.spectacular sight. It would not be an opening ceremony without
:01:19. > :01:27.fireworks. I tell you what, Brazil has not disappointed. Team GB have
:01:28. > :01:35.just entered the stadium with Andy Murray waving that flag. 360 British
:01:36. > :01:40.athletes. There is a pretty here in the stadium as they came out. The
:01:41. > :01:45.plane has been let in the stadium. The games have officially begun. I
:01:46. > :01:50.think this opening ceremony was about having fun, dancing and those
:01:51. > :01:54.of colour. Now the serious stuff begins, the sport. Over the next two
:01:55. > :01:56.weeks, it is so great to be about bronze, silver and gold. Thank you,
:01:57. > :01:58.Ricky. So the Olympics is well underway
:01:59. > :02:02.and we want to know what events Get online and tell us what you'll
:02:03. > :02:10.be looking out for and why. In football, Newcastle were beaten
:02:11. > :02:14.1-0 by Fulham in the first match Matt Smith headed in Tom Cairney's
:02:15. > :02:18.corner just before half-time, not the best start for Newcastle
:02:19. > :02:20.after they got relegated Five million people in the UK have
:02:21. > :02:26.asthma, a condition which can Most of them use inhalers to make
:02:27. > :02:30.themselves feel better, but now scientists are working
:02:31. > :02:33.on a pill to treat it instead. The team say the study
:02:34. > :02:37.shows 'massive promise'. Although a lot of work
:02:38. > :02:41.still needs to be done, it's thought it could be a step
:02:42. > :02:47.towards new medicine.