Photos Photos In Photos: Tokyo Paralympic opening ceremony commences with fireworks, dance Image 50 of 53 August 24, 2021 Japanese athletes Yui Kamiji, center, Shunsuke Uchida, right, and Karin Morisaki wave after lighting the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) The "Three Agitos" Paralympic symbol is seen during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) Fireworks are seen during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo) Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. At the center is Japanese celebrity Ai Haruna. (Mainichi/Kentaro Ikushima) Japanese celebrity Ai Haruna, center, is seen during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Kentaro Ikushima) A Japanese national flag is carried by Paralympians during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Kentaro Ikushima) A Japanese national flag is carried during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo) Hirari Sato sings Japan's national anthem during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, right, and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons are seen during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Hirari Sato, left, sings Japan's national anthem during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo) Members of the Refugee Paralympic Team enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Members of the Refugee Paralympic Team enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Kentaro Ikushima) The national flag of Afghanistan is carried during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) People stage a protest against holding the Summer Paralympic Games in front of the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Yuki Miyatake) The front entrance of the Japan National Stadium is seen barricaded off ahead of the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021, as people raise a sign protesting against the event. (Mainichi/Yuki Miyatake) Volunteers watch fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games from outside the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Junichi Sasaki) Fireworks are launched upon the completion of the "Three Agitos" Paralympic symbol during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) The opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games is seen without an audience at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Junichi Sasaki) Athletes of various countries enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo) Performers with propellers on their caps welcome delegations during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Members of the Dutch delegation enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Members of the Greek delegation enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Members of the Israeli delegation enter the venue with a guide dog during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) Members of the Guinean delegation enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Delegations of various countries are seen during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Performers with propellers on their caps welcome delegations during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Junichi Sasaki) Members of the Bhutanese delegation, clad in ethnic attire, enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Kentaro Ikushima) The national flag of New Zealand is carried during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. The country's delegates were absent as a measure to prevent coronavirus infections. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) Members of the Cambodian delegation enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) A performer with a propeller on her cap welcomes athletes during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Members of the Japanese delegation enter the venue with flagbearers Koyo Iwabuchi, left, and Mami Tani, right at the front, during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Members of the Japanese delegation enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Members of the Japanese delegation enter the venue during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Performers are seen during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Yui Wago, left, plays the role of a single-winged plane during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) Yui Wago, center, performs the role of a single-winged plane during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Seiko Hashimoto, right, head of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons are seen during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons addresses the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Noriko Tokuno) Japan's Emperor Naruhito declares the Summer Paralympic Games open at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo) Wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda, right, and goalball player Rie Urata make a pledge for fair play during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) An illuminated truck is seen during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo) Japanese musician Tomoyasu Hotei, center, plays the guitar during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Amane, a model with a prosthetic leg, performs during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Japanese musician Tomoyasu Hotei plays the guitar during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Yui Wago, center, performs the role of a single-winged plane during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) Japanese athletes Yui Kamiji, center, Shunsuke Uchida, right, and Karin Morisaki wave after lighting the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Yui Wago performs the role of a single-winged plane during the opening ceremony of the Summer Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo) Fireworks explode during the finale of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama) Fireworks go off during the finale of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2021. (Mainichi/Kaho Kitayama)