commonwealth games is that you get the home nations competing against each other, including isle of man, jersey and guernsey, and chris hoy has been saying this week how special it was for him winning his first medal at the commonwealth games, and hearing, at the time, scotland the brave belting out as he celebrated his middle. it is now, by the way, flower of scotland. so, all the way, flower of scotland. so, all the home nations will be carrying their own flags in the opening ceremony, ahead of that all of that local rivalry in competition over the next few days. and i like that fact about more canals than venice! let s get more now on the 22nd commonwealth games. the opening ceremony takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. someone who knows the alexander stadium in birmingham very well is the midlands very own denise lewis. the track and field ath
a cast of 2,500 including duran duran and black sabbath s tony iommi will be part of the show here. 0rganisers say the brummie accent will be put on the world stage and the ceremony will also celebrate lgbt rights, as homosexuality is still outlawed in 35 commonwealth countries. now someone who knows alexander stadium very well is the midlands very own denise lewis. the track and field athlete won gold in herfirst commonwealth games in canada in 1994, and her second in kuala lumpur in 1998. she s been sharing what it means to have the games so close to home. my childhood, growing up in wolverhampton, travelling back and forth to birmingham was literally like a ritual. i hustled and bustled through new street station.
let s get more now on the 22nd commonwealth games. the opening ceremony takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. someone who knows the alexander stadium in birminham very well is the midlands very own denise lewis. the track and field athlete won gold in herfirst commonwealth games in canada in 1994, and her second in kuala lumpur in 1998. she s been sharing what it means to have the games so close to home. my childhood, growing up in wolverhampton, travelling back and forth to birmingham was literally like a ritual. i hustled and bustled through new street station. i was a regular child, but with big ambitions. if i remember visiting
those differences. thank you. en oy duran duran later! i now, someone who knows alexander stadium very well is the midlands very own denise lewis. the track and field athlete won gold in herfirst commonwealth games in canada in 1994 and her second in kuala lumpur in 1998. she s been sharing what it means to have the games so close to home. my my childhood growing up in wolverhampton, travelling back and forth to birmingham, was literally like a ritual. i hustled and bustled through the station. i was a regular child, but with big ambitions. i remember visiting the alexander stadium for the first time as a school athlete. walking into the
him hiding under brush in the mountains in sin na low wa. mexico says he will be extradited to the united states. now to the final race for the most decorated track and field athlete in u.s. history, allyson felix wrapped up her legendary career with her 19th world championship medal. she took home the bronze in the 4 by 400 meter relay at the track and field world championships in oregon yesterday. the 36-year-old is retiring after a career spanning 19 years. she first burst onto the scene in 2003. she s won more olympic medals than any other u.s. track and field athlete, 11 medals at the games and seven of them are gold. this week s cnn hero is bringing hope and help to the village where she grew up in extreme poverty. most of these computers are ending up in landfills. well, we have kids here, mysmyself included back in the day who don t know what a computer is.