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Paralympics start with message of hope

With a colorful, sensitive and artistic-playful opening ceremony, the most extraordinary paralympic games have begun. Under the encouraging title We Have Wings (We have wings) offered the Japanese performers, including disabled, on Tuesday a colorful show that had something of a cheerful circus. The ceremony in front of Corona-conditionally empty spectators, but in the presence of Emperor Naruhito and honorary guests such as Ioc-President Thomas Bach, radiated warmth and should not only be disabled, but the whole pandemied world hope and at the same time courage for change. I can not believe that we are actually here, said Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), with a view of the one-year shift: From tomorrow, the Paralympic athletes start changing the world. Even Japan as the host hopes that the Paralympics will initiate a social change in its own country for inclusion and overcome discrimination. Parsons thanked about the approximately 3400 athle...