23/07/2014 Newsround


23/07/2014

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Hi, I'm Leah with your Newsround update. Coming up...

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Glasgow gears up for the start of the Commonwealth Games.

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And two rare leopard cubs are born at a zoo in England.

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It's already been a spectacular summer of sport with the World Cup,

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the British Grand Prix, the Open and Wimbledon

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and now the Commonwealth Games is finally here.

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The Queen's Baton has travelled 118,000 miles around the world

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The Queen will open the Games at a huge ceremony at Celtic Park

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Martin has sent us this report on the history of the Commonwealth

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The Commonwealth Games take place every four years,

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with the 2014 event being held right here in Glasgow.

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This is a massive sporting event but only members of the Commonwealth

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Many years ago Britain used to control lots of countries as part of

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Although these countries are now independent they have chosen to

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It is a group of countries across the world which signs up to

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a set of values including democracy, law and human rights.

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During the opening ceremony the Games will be officially opened

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by the Queen, who is the head of the Commonwealth.

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6500 athletes from seventy one nations and territories will compete

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Athletes will be competing in parasports at the same time.

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Instead of a single team representing

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Great Britain teams from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland,

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the Isle of Man and Jersey and Guernsey each compete separately.

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Between 23rd July and 3rd August thousands

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of people will be right here to see some of the best athletes in

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So now the fans and athletes have arrived in Glasgow

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and the final preparations are done it's time now to look at some

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of the key stadiums and the athletes who are hoping for success.

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The BBC's Sophie Raworth has taken a look around Glasgow

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and here's what we have in store over the next 11 days.

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The stage is set and the athletes are ready. Glass can is about to

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host the 20th Commonwealth Games. It will kick off at Celtic Park, with

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what promises to be a spectacular opening ceremony in the presence of

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the Queen. The South stand has been transformed, with a giant screen 100

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metres long. They are calling it glass a's window on the

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Commonwealth. Among those competing, plenty of familiar faces,

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Mo Farah, Tom Daley on the Michael Jamieson and Nicola Adams and

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Northern Ireland's Paddy Barnes. This is one of glass cope's most

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impressive venues, Hampden Park, now transformed into a world-class

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athletic Stadium. To fit a track in they have had to build a platform

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than most two metres above the pitch, held in place on steel poles.

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The crowd will definitely be behind Hayley child, who came second in the

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last Commonwealth Games. There are also high hopes for the visually

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impaired sprinter Libby Clegg and the Welsh discus thrower Aled

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Welsh. Glasgow is hoping to host the best Commonwealth Games in history.

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Thanks, and for loads more on the Commonwealth Games go to the

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Newsround website where we've got a guide on the athletes to watch

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as well as a quiz to test your knowledge on the games!

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Finally to some exciting footage of the world's rarest big cats - Amur

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Leopards. These pictures of two new cubs have been released by Twycross

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