The ceremony went to Pandemiebings without viewers over the stage. Ioc President Thomas Bach had returned to Tokyo in 16 days after the end of the Olympic Games.
Germany marched as 92th of 161 participants. The flag wore wheelchair basketballer Mareike Miller and the five-time wheel Paralympics winner Michael Teuber. Since Afghan para athletes are missing due to the Taliban's seizure of power, the country's flag was borne by a volunteer in the stadium.
I can not believe that we are actually here, said Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) with a view to the one-year shift: Of tomorrow, the Paralympic athletes start changing the world.
In Tokyo, a total of 539 decisions in 22 sports are on the program until 5 September. Overall, around 4400 athletes from 161 countries take part in the games in Japan, with the 162nd delegation the refugee team. For Germany, 133 para athletes and three guides go to the start.
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