Former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi, 49, claimed his third Paralympic handcycling gold medal on Wednesday after triumphing in the H5 time trial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It was the Italy’s third gold and fourth medal overall at the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games. Zanardi was competing on the eve of the 15-year anniversary of the terrific Champ Car accident at the Lausitzring that cost him both his legs and very nearly his life. Photo: Reuters. |
Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images.
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Afghanistan’s team was the first to enter the stadium. Photo: Sergio Moraes/Reuters.
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China sent the largest team, 307 athletes. Photo: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters.
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images.
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A beach scene was created using special effects as dancers enacted a day at the seaside during the opening ceremony. Photo: Szilard Koszticsak/EPA.
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