:00:20. > :00:25.We're live, it's just after 5:00pm on Monday afternoon and you're with
:00:25. > :00:30.Nel and Ore. Stick around with us on Newsround, cos we have a jam-
:00:30. > :00:36.packed show on the way. Coming up: I've been in Glasgow reclaiming the
:00:36. > :00:39.streets for play. And Lady Gaga's looking a bit woof.
:00:39. > :00:45.First, preparations for the London Olympics couldn't be going better
:00:45. > :00:47.for the British athletics squad. Over the weekend, they won nine
:00:47. > :00:54.medals at the World Indoor Athletics Championships, their
:00:54. > :00:56.biggest ever haul. But not everyone was happy. That's because
:00:56. > :00:59.representing the team were athletes who some people don't think really
:00:59. > :01:04.are British. Take, for example, the captain, Tiffany Porter, who was
:01:04. > :01:10.born and has spent most of her life living in the US. So what does it
:01:10. > :01:13.mean to be a British athlete? Winning a gold medal for your
:01:13. > :01:21.country at the Olympic Games is the biggest thing an athlete can
:01:21. > :01:23.achieve. And we're hoping for a lot of GB medals this summer. But what
:01:23. > :01:26.if the country the athletes are representing isn't actually where
:01:26. > :01:29.they're originally from, where they live or even train? Over the
:01:29. > :01:31.weekend, Yamile Aldama won gold for Britain in the triple jump at the
:01:32. > :01:36.World Indoor Athletics Championships. But she's originally
:01:36. > :01:42.from Cuba and has already competed for two countries - Cuba and Sudan.
:01:42. > :01:45.And she wasn't alone. In the GB squad, there were another three
:01:45. > :01:48.athletes who were born in America, one from Anguilla and another from
:01:48. > :01:51.Somalia. Even the team's captain, Tiffany Porter, has moved to the UK
:01:51. > :01:55.in the last two years. She represented the United States as a
:01:55. > :01:59.junior athlete, but since switched to Team GB because her mum is from
:01:59. > :02:02.London. It's because athletes can qualify to represent a country if
:02:02. > :02:12.they've lived there for a certain amount of time or have a parent
:02:12. > :02:16.
:02:16. > :02:19.born in that country. And it This weekend, Manu Tuilagi scored
:02:19. > :02:23.for England's rugby team against France in the Six Nnations - he was
:02:23. > :02:27.born in Samoa but moved to the UK when he was 13. And Kevin Pietersen
:02:27. > :02:30.- one of the best cricketers in the world - spent most of his life in
:02:30. > :02:40.South Africa, but with an English mum, is one of England's star
:02:40. > :02:44.
:02:44. > :02:46.batsmen. If they're good enough and they want to compete for Team GB,
:02:46. > :02:51.does it really matter where they're from?
:02:51. > :02:53.And it's a question that's got you guys talking over on the website.
:02:53. > :03:03.Solomon from West Yorkshire says just because they come from another
:03:03. > :03:10.
:03:10. > :03:14.country, doesn't mean they can't We're joined now by Diane Modahl,
:03:14. > :03:22.who competed at four Olympic Games for Great Britain in the 800 metres.
:03:22. > :03:26.She's also a former Commonwealth champion. Thank you for coming in
:03:26. > :03:29.to talk to us. Do you understand why people are upset about athletes
:03:29. > :03:32.coming into the Olympic team who don't seem to have much connection
:03:32. > :03:36.with the UK? I can't understand that argument at all. From my point
:03:37. > :03:40.of view, and the athletes and coaches I have been speaking to,
:03:40. > :03:45.they are telling me that providing an athlete has fulfilled the
:03:45. > :03:52.eligibility criteria, there is no reason why they shouldn't pull on a
:03:52. > :03:55.national fest and compete. Most people seem to be happy with Mo
:03:55. > :03:59.Farah competing, even though he was born in Somalia, because he's spent
:03:59. > :04:01.most of his life here, but Tiffany just has a British parent - should
:04:01. > :04:04.the qualifying rules be changed? don't think they do need to change.
:04:05. > :04:08.There is nothing plastic or fake about pulling on a national vest
:04:08. > :04:13.and competing for your country. From the athletes point of view,
:04:13. > :04:18.you work hard, you commit your career to being the best you can be
:04:18. > :04:21.and that is the most important thing. You have pulled on that
:04:21. > :04:25.first four times at the Olympic Games, you know what it means to
:04:25. > :04:31.have that national pride. Is that the most important thing, or are
:04:31. > :04:35.there other things? I think it is the most important thing. When you
:04:35. > :04:39.stand on the start line, you are there to represent your country and
:04:39. > :04:44.be the best that you can be. Of course, if you have won and you are
:04:44. > :04:48.on the lap of honour, that is the fun part. From the athletes' point
:04:48. > :04:55.of view, they will be focused on trying to get on that number one
:04:55. > :05:05.spot, standing on that rostrum. Thank you for coming in, 137 days
:05:05. > :05:12.
:05:12. > :05:15.to the Games, are you excited? Extremely excited! Can't wait!
:05:15. > :05:18.Speaking of gaming, that's one reason why a lot of kids are being
:05:18. > :05:21.told they're not playing outdoors enough anymore. But for many others,
:05:21. > :05:24.it's because their parents simply don't think it's safe for them
:05:24. > :05:27.outside. That's been a real problem in parts of Glasgow until recently.
:05:27. > :05:30.Now, volunteers and a charity called PEEK are giving kids in the
:05:30. > :05:33.East End the chance to reclaim their streets. I went along to get
:05:33. > :05:36.the lowdown. This is Barrow field in the East End of Glasgow, one of
:05:36. > :05:38.the most deprived areas in Scotland, their history of violence and high
:05:38. > :05:41.levels of crime. Two years ago, things were so bad, half of parents
:05:41. > :05:44.would not allow their kids outside to play unsupervised, and one in
:05:44. > :05:47.five would not let them out at all. Now that has changed. It is down to
:05:47. > :05:50.a project run by a charity called PEEK, who want kids to go back on
:05:50. > :05:55.the streets and reclaim them for play. The charity decided to use
:05:55. > :05:59.young adults in the area to act as play Rangers, to supervise play
:05:59. > :06:05.sessions, allowing youngsters to run around and enjoy themselves
:06:05. > :06:09.safely. These kids are not complaining. I like it when they
:06:09. > :06:13.are here, but not when they are not here because it is not safe to play
:06:13. > :06:18.outside. I like playing outside because it is healthy and I can
:06:18. > :06:22.play football and tennis. I feel safe when PEEK is here because they
:06:22. > :06:27.look after you. Michaela is a play Ranger who grew up in the area and
:06:27. > :06:30.understands how important it is that kids get to play outside.
:06:30. > :06:36.learn from ships and social skills, their health and fitness has
:06:36. > :06:41.increased. Their mental health and role being has increased. -- well-
:06:41. > :06:46.being. They are making friends and it is fun, which is important.
:06:46. > :06:51.charity provides three -- free play activities for over 300 children in
:06:51. > :06:54.one week. The sessions run in a different sides across Glasgow.
:06:54. > :06:58.These did say that since the play sessions started, they feel a lot
:06:58. > :07:02.more confident and are getting fitter. The local residents love it
:07:02. > :07:06.because they say it is nice to see kids back out on the streets. They
:07:06. > :07:09.are certainly enjoying themselves. Finally, to the pooch that's more
:07:10. > :07:13.Gaga than woof woof. Elizabeth the Lhasa Apso has won Best in Show at
:07:13. > :07:16.the one of the world's biggest dog shows, Crufts. The 7-year-old from
:07:16. > :07:25.Coventry beat 21,000 other dogs, but we reckon she's stolen Lady