The opening ceremony began with a colorful performance which the organizers called Enlightenment and which described the unique spirit of the Paralympic Games, which change people’s perceptions of what human beings are capable of.
The opening ceremony began with a colorful performance which the organizers called Enlightenment and which described the unique spirit of the Paralympic Games, which change people’s perceptions of what human beings are capable of.
The opening ceremony of the XIV Summer Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in London.
The Russian flag was carried by two-time Paralympic track and field champion Alexei Ashapatov. The Russian team was made up of 183 athletes and 6 leading athletes from over 40 of Russia’s regions.
The opening ceremony of the XIV Summer Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in London.
The opening ceremony of the XIV Summer Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in London.
“Sport is about what you can do, what you can achieve, the limits you can reach, the barriers you can break. Sport shows what is possible. Sport refuses to take no for an answer,” said the head of the Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee (LOCOG) Sebastian Coe at the opening ceremony.
The opening ceremony of the XIV Summer Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in London.
The honor of lighting the copper flower cauldron, made up of 166 petals symbolizing the countries participating in the games, went to the first British champion of the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 Margaret Maughan, who won gold in archery.
The opening ceremony of the XIV Summer Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in London.
The flame of the XIV Summer Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in London.
Firework display at the opening ceremony of the XIV Summer Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in London.
