南米初開催となる第15回夏季パラリンピック・リオデジャネイロ大会の開会式が9月7日午後6時15分（日本時間8日午前6時15分）に開幕した。159の国・地域の選手と国際パラリンピック委員会（IPC）が今大会で初めて設けた「難民選手団」の2人を含む4432人のアスリートが参加。18日まで12日間にわたって熱戦を繰り広げる。
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