:00:07. > :00:09.I'm Jenny, live with all the news you need to know this
:00:10. > :00:15.We've got everything you need to know on the first day of Rio 2016.
:00:16. > :00:32.First, the Rio 2016 Olympics have kicked off in spectacular style.
:00:33. > :00:38.The opening ceremony last night welcomed the world's best athletes
:00:39. > :00:40.to Rio in Brazil and Ricky's is there to tell us
:00:41. > :00:43.about which exciting events are coming up today.
:00:44. > :00:45.Good afternoon to you from Rio in Brazil.
:00:46. > :00:50.It is the day after the opening ceremony.
:00:51. > :00:53.Well, it is the first official day
:00:54. > :01:02.There are 12 gold medals up for grabs and the first should be
:01:03. > :01:06.that will be in the air rifle in the shooting final.
:01:07. > :01:08.Chris Froome is also in action today.
:01:09. > :01:11.He recently won the Tour de France and today started
:01:12. > :01:16.So can he win a gold for Team GB here?
:01:17. > :01:22.Fencing, judo, all happening at the Olympic Park.
:01:23. > :01:24.And there is another fantastic sport that the Brazilians love,
:01:25. > :01:29.That is happening at the Copacabana Beach.
:01:30. > :01:31.Hopefully we can pop over there a little bit later.
:01:32. > :01:33.And in the evening we have got swimming.
:01:34. > :01:38.Somebody to look out for is Team GB's James Guy.
:01:39. > :01:45.He's a medal contender in the 400 metres.
:01:46. > :01:52.It's morning still because we are four hours behind the UK and I just
:01:53. > :01:54.saw Clare Balding going for a morning stroll.
:01:55. > :01:57.opening ceremony then fear not, Newsround was there.
:01:58. > :02:07.inside the stadium at the opening ceremony.
:02:08. > :02:11.Thousands of people here have just sung the Brazilian national anthem
:02:12. > :02:21.and now we are expecting the show to really begin.
:02:22. > :02:24.The organisers of the show have used a really clever way
:02:25. > :02:29.by projecting these fabulous images onto the floor,
:02:30. > :02:38.It wouldn't be an opening ceremony without fireworks.
:02:39. > :02:45.Brazil has not disappointed.
:02:46. > :02:48.And there we go, Team GB have just entered the stadium,
:02:49. > :03:02.We welcome you in Rio, the Olympic city.
:03:03. > :03:04.So, there you go, the flame has been lit in the stadium.
:03:05. > :03:08.I think this opening ceremony was all about
:03:09. > :03:12.having fun, dancing and loads of colour.
:03:13. > :03:14.But now the serious stuff begins - the sports.
:03:15. > :03:23.it is going to be about bronze, silver and gold.
:03:24. > :03:26.Team GB's swimmers will be hoping to impress when they hit the pool
:03:27. > :03:32.Eight members of the team are from Scotland,
:03:33. > :03:39.So what do the kids who train at Glasgow's Olympic pool think?
:03:40. > :03:50.I just love winning medals. And then going to the Olympics and winning
:03:51. > :03:53.trophies. And you are nine years old. What do your friends say about
:03:54. > :03:58.you spending all of this time slimming? You are here most
:03:59. > :04:02.mornings, what do they say? They think we are crazy because all I
:04:03. > :04:05.really care about is swimming. I let to get my timestamp. You want to get
:04:06. > :04:10.your timestamp question mark what are your dreams? Go to the Olympics
:04:11. > :04:13.and be champion swimmer. Well someone who know's what it's
:04:14. > :04:16.like to win gold at the Olympics Ricky caught up with her to chat
:04:17. > :04:21.about one of this year's big medal hopes, Adam Peaty,
:04:22. > :04:30.the pressure he's under. There is a lot of pressure but I
:04:31. > :04:34.also think it is nice because he has got James Guy and I think it is nice
:04:35. > :04:38.because those two are good friends. So they are sharing a room and it is
:04:39. > :04:44.really nice that Adam and James are kind --, are medal hopes, get to eat
:04:45. > :04:48.all that out together and help one another. Because it is hard when all
:04:49. > :04:52.eyes are on you and that expectation. He is only 21! Exactly
:04:53. > :04:56.those I have been there and it is truly tough and difficult to deal
:04:57. > :04:57.with but I think those two are just so funny, they will just laugh it
:04:58. > :05:02.off. Next to news that could one day
:05:03. > :05:04.help people with asthma, a condition which can make it
:05:05. > :05:06.hard to breathe. Most people with astham use
:05:07. > :05:09.inhalers to feel better, but now scientists are working
:05:10. > :05:16.on a pill to treat it instead. The team say their study shows mass
:05:17. > :05:20.of promise, although a lot of work still needs to be done. It is voted
:05:21. > :05:22.could be a step towards making new medicine. -- it is thought it could
:05:23. > :05:23.be. I think it's important
:05:24. > :05:25.in lots of ways. We have had really good treatments
:05:26. > :05:28.for asthma for many years that are delivered through
:05:29. > :05:30.inhalers which are great. But there is no doubt that
:05:31. > :05:32.lots of people with asthma really don't
:05:33. > :05:34.like inhalers so to have the opportunity of having
:05:35. > :05:36.a new treatment in a tablet Last up, ever wondered
:05:37. > :05:40.what a singing robot sounds like? Alter the robot has been programmed
:05:41. > :05:48.by scientists in Japan to mimic the way human brains work,
:05:49. > :05:51.so it has complete control over its limb movements,
:05:52. > :05:56.and facial expressions. That's all from the team today,
:05:57. > :05:59.but Newsround is back, right here, tomorrow morning,
:06:00. > :06:02.with much more Olympic action.