: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