The Games proved to be a fantastic spectacle this year with a very special opening ceremony where Olympian, Amy Williams, had the honour of officially announcing the Games open. Competing athletes entered the Gateshead International Stadium in a fun-filled parade where some even showed off their gymnastics talents to wow the crowd with their entrance.

There were ten sports this year held across venues in three host cities, Gateshead, Newcastle and Sunderland. It was the first year that road and criterium cycling featured in the events and it proved to be an exciting addition. Also included in the line up this year were, athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, judo, swimming, table tennis and volleyball.

The events were action packed, exciting and even tense when it came to the finals. You can re-live all the action from the sports and the opening ceremony right here in our three minute wrap up video.

To watch the video click here.