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Paralympics open in Tokyo

By Associated Press

Aug. 24, 2021

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Athletes from France enter the stadium during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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The reflections of fireworks illuminating over National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics are seen on a building across the street as people take pictures in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Athletes from the United States react as they enter the stadium during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
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Athletes from the United States wave as they enter the stadium during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
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Japan's Yui Kamiji, center, Shunsuke Uchida, right, and Karin Morisaki light the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
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Former athletes hold the Paralympic torches during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics.
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Athletes, judges and coaches deliver their oaths during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics.
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A dancer performs during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium.
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Entertainers perform during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo.
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Entertainers perform during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics at the National Stadium.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics.
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Fireworks illuminate over National Stadium viewed from the Shibuya Sky observation deck during the Opening Ceremony for the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.

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