Opening Ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Sep 8, 2016

Opening Ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Sports, World Brazil, Paralympic Games, paralympics, Rio

Photos from the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

: View of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Fireworks around the roof of the Maracana Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (Photo by Bob Martin/OIS/IOC via AFP)

: View of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Brazilian swimmer Clodoaldo Silva holds the Paralympic torch to light the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, on September 7, 2016. (TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Aaron Wheelz, an extreme wheelchair athlete, goes down a MegaRamp and tears through the panel with the number zero, marking the start of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (Photo by Bob Martin/OIS/IOC via AFP)

: View of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (Photo by Bob Martin/OIS/IOC via AFP)

: American Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy dances with a robot during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Participants react under fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (TASSO MARCELO/AFP/Getty Images)

: Performers operate a dummy during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of Tonga’s delegation enter during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of Brazil’s delegation enter during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Blind dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of Iran’s delegation enter during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of Nigeria’s delegation enter during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of Sweden’s delegation enter during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of Iran’s delegation enter during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Members of South Korea’s delegation enter during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Aaron Wheelz extreme wheelchair athlete makes a spectacular entrance at the start of the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7, 2016. (Photo by Thomas Lovelock/OIS/IOC via AFP)

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