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Hi, I'm Leah with your Newsround update. Coming up... | :00:10. | :00:13. | |
Glasgow gears up for the start of the Commonwealth Games. | :00:14. | :00:16. | |
And two rare leopard cubs are born at a zoo in England. | :00:17. | :00:22. | |
It's already been a spectacular summer of sport with the World Cup, | :00:23. | :00:25. | |
the British Grand Prix, the Open and Wimbledon | :00:26. | :00:27. | |
and now the Commonwealth Games is finally here. | :00:28. | :00:31. | |
The Queen's Baton has travelled 118,000 miles around the world | :00:32. | :00:36. | |
The Queen will open the Games at a huge ceremony at Celtic Park | :00:37. | :00:42. | |
Martin has sent us this report on the history of the Commonwealth | :00:43. | :00:51. | |
The Commonwealth Games take place every four years, | :00:52. | :00:55. | |
with the 2014 event being held right here in Glasgow. | :00:56. | :00:59. | |
This is a massive sporting event but only members of the Commonwealth | :01:00. | :01:02. | |
Many years ago Britain used to control lots of countries as part of | :01:03. | :01:10. | |
Although these countries are now independent they have chosen to | :01:11. | :01:16. | |
It is a group of countries across the world which signs up to | :01:17. | :01:22. | |
a set of values including democracy, law and human rights. | :01:23. | :01:27. | |
During the opening ceremony the Games will be officially opened | :01:28. | :01:32. | |
by the Queen, who is the head of the Commonwealth. | :01:33. | :01:36. | |
6500 athletes from seventy one nations and territories will compete | :01:37. | :01:41. | |
Athletes will be competing in parasports at the same time. | :01:42. | :02:11. | |
Instead of a single team representing | :02:12. | :02:12. | |
Great Britain teams from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, | :02:13. | :02:14. | |
the Isle of Man and Jersey and Guernsey each compete separately. | :02:15. | :02:17. | |
Between 23rd July and 3rd August thousands | :02:18. | :02:19. | |
of people will be right here to see some of the best athletes in | :02:20. | :02:22. | |
So now the fans and athletes have arrived in Glasgow | :02:23. | :02:27. | |
and the final preparations are done it's time now to look at some | :02:28. | :02:30. | |
of the key stadiums and the athletes who are hoping for success. | :02:31. | :02:33. | |
The BBC's Sophie Raworth has taken a look around Glasgow | :02:34. | :02:36. | |
and here's what we have in store over the next 11 days. | :02:37. | :02:53. | |
The stage is set and the athletes are ready. Glass can is about to | :02:54. | :03:01. | |
host the 20th Commonwealth Games. It will kick off at Celtic Park, with | :03:02. | :03:06. | |
what promises to be a spectacular opening ceremony in the presence of | :03:07. | :03:12. | |
the Queen. The South stand has been transformed, with a giant screen 100 | :03:13. | :03:18. | |
metres long. They are calling it glass a's window on the | :03:19. | :03:22. | |
Commonwealth. Among those competing, plenty of familiar faces, | :03:23. | :03:32. | |
Mo Farah, Tom Daley on the Michael Jamieson and Nicola Adams and | :03:33. | :03:39. | |
Northern Ireland's Paddy Barnes. This is one of glass cope's most | :03:40. | :03:45. | |
impressive venues, Hampden Park, now transformed into a world-class | :03:46. | :03:50. | |
athletic Stadium. To fit a track in they have had to build a platform | :03:51. | :03:56. | |
than most two metres above the pitch, held in place on steel poles. | :03:57. | :04:03. | |
The crowd will definitely be behind Hayley child, who came second in the | :04:04. | :04:11. | |
last Commonwealth Games. There are also high hopes for the visually | :04:12. | :04:14. | |
impaired sprinter Libby Clegg and the Welsh discus thrower Aled | :04:15. | :04:30. | |
Welsh. Glasgow is hoping to host the best Commonwealth Games in history. | :04:31. | :04:36. | |
Thanks, and for loads more on the Commonwealth Games go to the | :04:37. | :04:39. | |
Newsround website where we've got a guide on the athletes to watch | :04:40. | :04:42. | |
as well as a quiz to test your knowledge on the games! | :04:43. | :04:49. | |
Finally to some exciting footage of the world's rarest big cats - Amur | :04:50. | :05:00. | |
Leopards. These pictures of two new cubs have been released by Twycross | :05:01. | :05:02. |