24/07/2014

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:00:09. > :00:19.The Games begin with a bang, with this spectacular opening ceremony.

:00:20. > :00:27.And 15-year-old Kieran takes a tour of Commonwealth venues.

:00:28. > :00:33.Last night, Celtic Park hosted a spectacular opening ceremony for the

:00:34. > :00:38.There was singing and dancing, a collection

:00:39. > :00:42.of traditional Scottish costumes, a flyover by the Red Arrows.

:00:43. > :00:45.And we finally got to hear the special message that was tucked

:00:46. > :01:01.Together you all play a part in strengthening our friendships in

:01:02. > :01:03.this modern and vibrant Association of nations.

:01:04. > :01:05.It now gives me the greatest pleasure to declare the 20th

:01:06. > :01:21.Commonwealth Games opened. There's going to be the biggest-ever

:01:22. > :01:24.number of parasports medals And, for the first time,

:01:25. > :01:29.cycling will be included. A couple of weeks ago,

:01:30. > :01:31.we got a sneak preview of the velodrome, and brought

:01:32. > :01:34.along 15-year-old Kieran, who uses Last week on Newsround,

:01:35. > :01:37.Martin looked into the struggles Kieran faces

:01:38. > :01:39.getting around in rural Scotland. So, we wanted to find out how he

:01:40. > :01:43.felt being in the centre And, not only that, but we also gave

:01:44. > :01:48.Kieran the surprise of his life. Here we are, right in the middle

:01:49. > :01:55.of Glasgow, how does it feel? It is Glasgow,

:01:56. > :01:58.you can already feel something Obviously,

:01:59. > :02:09.it is bigger than I am used to. That is enough sightseeing, shall

:02:10. > :02:11.we check out one of the venues? Although there are no people in it,

:02:12. > :02:21.you can already feel the energy Until David Weir,

:02:22. > :02:46.I had no idea there was an Olympics, I'll just remember how I'm feeling

:02:47. > :02:56.now. I am floating just now,

:02:57. > :03:04.to be honest. What he doesn't know is his day

:03:05. > :03:12.is about to get even better. Kieran thinks we have brought

:03:13. > :03:15.into this hotel to do an interview, but actually his hero David Weir is

:03:16. > :03:17.about to surprise him. I thought I would come and say hello

:03:18. > :03:47.since I was up in Glasgow. Because you want to be a journalist,

:03:48. > :03:54.I thought maybe you could ask David As well as

:03:55. > :04:07.the opening ceremony there was also We met some of the kids who were

:04:08. > :04:12.performing a charity song for And Jamie-Leigh, Kipp and Cayce

:04:13. > :04:27.are here with me this morning. It was absolutely amazing, everyone

:04:28. > :04:32.joining in and singing our song. Fantastic. Were you belting it out

:04:33. > :04:35.yesterday? I was trying my hardest. I think the crowd really liked the

:04:36. > :04:42.song. I hope they download it.

:04:43. > :04:52.What other big names were there yesterday?

:04:53. > :04:57.Shout, I was singing backing vocals for them.

:04:58. > :05:01.That's all from me, Newsround?s back here in half an hour, with more on