The opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place on the evening of 7 September 2016 at the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, starting at 18:30 BRT.
Aaron Fotheringham enters the stadium on a ramp.
The Belarusian delegation at the Parade of Nations carrying both the Belarusian and Russian flags.
Amy Purdy dances alongside a robotic arm.
2016 Summer Paralympics
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The 2016 Summer Paralympics, the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in R
Press conference at the 2016 Rio Paralympics with Mario Andrada, Sir Philip Craven and Craig Spence
Wheelchair repair. During the games Ottobock technicians repaired 2,745 wheelchairs, 438 prosthetics and 178 orthotics for 1,162 athletes.
The Tennis Arena during the Paralympics competitions.
Paralympic medals and the mascot Tom.