Wheelchair extreme athlete Aaron ‘Wheelz’ Fotheringham somersaults through a giant O, after speeding down a ramp, signaling the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2016.
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Jose Geraldo de Silva, a member of the Street Music of Brazil group, dances outside the Maracana Stadium before the start of the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016.
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The Paralympic Cauldron is lit at the Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016.
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Amputee Amy Purdy dances with a robot during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016.
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Brazilian athlete Clodoaldo da Silva lights up the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016.
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Roy Perkins of the U.S. readies to compete in the Men’s 200m Freestyle – S5 Heat 1 during the Paralympic Games, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.
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Lex Gillette of the U.S. competes in the Men’s Long Jump – T11 Final during the Paralympics Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.
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Vitaly Gritsenko competes in men’s 1500m race in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. Over 200 athletes are taking part in a competition that the Russian government has set up for the banned Russian paralympic team.
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Olesya Baisarina takes part in shot put competition in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.
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Jessica Long of the U.S. competes in the Women’s 400m Freestyle – S8, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium during the Paralympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.
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Damien Vereker of Ireland along with his pilot Sean Hahessy in action during the Men’s B 4,000m Individual Pursuit qualifier at the Rio Olympic Velodrome during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Fabienne Saint Omer-Delfine #9 of team France in action during the game between USA vs France in prelimimary round of the Women’s’s Wheelchair Basketball on day 1 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at on September 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Denise Schindler of Germany reacts after being disqualified during womens C1-2-3 3000m individual pursuit track cycling on day 1 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games the Olympic Velodrome on September 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro.
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Lia Martins of Brazil and Maria Coronel of Argentina during the Wheelchair Basketball match at Arena Carioca 1 on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on September 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Kelsey Lefevour of the United States competes against Jessica Cooper Lewis in heat 2 of the women’s 100 meter T53 on day 1 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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