London — Fireworks light up Olympic Stadium in London during the closing ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games on Sunday, Sept. 9.

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London — Fireworks glow above the stadium during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sunday, Sept. 9.

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London — The closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 9.

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London — Paralympics athletes take in the scene during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sunday.

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London — Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

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London — Singer Rihanna performs during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

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London — Will Champion of Coldplay, left, Rihanna and Jay-Z and perform during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Sunday.

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London — British swimmer Eleanor Simmonds, left, and sprinter Jonnie Peacock collect the Paralympic flame as the cauldron unwinds for the final time during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 9.

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London — A mechanical fish circles the stadium floor during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sunday, Sept. 9.

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London — High-wire performers entertain the crowd during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 9.

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London — Brazil's Tito Sena reacts after winning the men's marathon T46 category at the 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 9.

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London — Great Britain's David Weir holds a Union Jack as he celebrates with his son Mason after collecting his gold medal for winning the men's marathon T54 race at the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sunday, Sept. 9.

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London — Argentina's Daniela Gimenez swims in the women's 100-meter breaststroke SB9 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Saturday, Sept. 8.

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London — Germany's Ilke Wyludda makes a throw in the women's shot put F57/58 category final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Saturday, Sept. 8.

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London — Switzerland's Marcel Hug competes in a men's 800m T54 preliminary during the Paralympic Games on Wednesday, Sept. 5, in London.

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London — Ukraine's Ruslan Katyshev competes in the men's triple jump F11 final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.

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London — Matthew Cowdrey of Australia competes in a men's 200-meter individual medley heat on Thursday, Sept. 6, at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Daniel Dias of Brazil competes in a men's 50-meter backstroke heat on Day 8 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Ian Jaryd Silverman of the United States hits the water first in the men's 400-meter freestyle S10 race on Day 7 of the 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Cyclist Alessandro Zanardi of Italy celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's individual H4 time trial.

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London — Johanna Pretorious, center, of South Africa and Alexandra Dimoglou, right, of Greece compete in women's 100-meter heats at the 2012 Paralympics on Sept. 5.

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London — Jordanne Whiley, left, and Lucy Shuker of Britain celebrate after winning their women's doubles wheelchair tennis quarterfinal match against Katharina Kruger and Sabine Ellerbrock of Germany, 6-3, 6-3.

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London — Britain's David Weir lets out a roar after winning gold in the men's 1,500-meter T54 wheelchair race.

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London — Yohansson Nascimento of Brazil does a cartwheel on the track after taking silver in the men's 400-meter T46 final.

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London — Brazil's Felipe Gomes, left, and guide Leonardo Souza Lopes compete in the men's 200 meter T11 semi-final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 4.

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London — Tanner Gers of the United States competes in the men's long jump F11 in the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 4.

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London — Jamaica's Alphanso Cunninghan competes in the men's javelin throw F52/53 in the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 4.

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London — Justine Moore, left, of Great Britain and Iryna Lukianenko of Ukraine compete in the women's individual foil - Cat B first round wheelchair fencing in the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 4.

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London — Grigorios Polychronidis of Greece plays a shot during the mixed pairs boccia - BC3 gold medal final on Day 6 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Poland's Natalia Partyka competes in the women's table tennis Class 10 singles gold medal final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 3.

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London — Australia's Jacqueline Freney competes in the women's 100 freestyle heats S7 category swimming event during the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 3.

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London — The Philippines' Andy Avellana competes in the men's high jump F42 final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 3.

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London — Japan's Maya Nakanishi lands a jump in the women's long jump F-42/44 category during the 2012 Paralympics on Sept. 2.

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London — Great Britain's Richard Whitehead, center, crosses the finish line to win the men's 200 meter - T42 Final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 1.

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London — Cuba's Yunidis Castillo gestures after winning the women's 200 meter T46 final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games on Sept. 1.

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London — Tomotaro Nakamura of Japan swims in the men's 100 meter breaststroke SB7 heats at the 2012 London Paralympic Game on Sept. 1.

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London — South Korea's Lee Min-Jae, top, competes with France's Kevin Villemont during their men's under-60-kilogram judo category preliminary repechage match in the 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Britain's Niall Graham, right, and Michael Sharkey in action during their goalball preliminary round match against Lithuania in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Members of the British team, bottom, go for the ball as they play Russia in a men's sitting volleyball preliminary round pool A match at the 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Tao Zheng of China competes in the men's 100-meter backstroke S6 heat 3 on Day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Hannah Russel of Britain competes in the women's 400-meter freestyle S12 heats in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Steven Serio of the United States falls backward as he attempts to get the ball as Bestami Boz of Turkey looks back during their men's wheelchair basketball Group A preliminary round match at the London 2012 Paralympics Games.

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London — Yakubu Adesokan, right, of Nigeria kisses the floor after setting a world record and clinching gold in the men's 48-kg powerlifting on Day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Vladimir Balynetc of Russia celebrates after clinching silver in the men's 48-kg powerlifting on Day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Germany's Tobias Graf celebrates a bronze medal win in the men's individual C1-2-3 1-km time trial cycling in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — China's He Yin competes in the women's individual C1-2-3 individual pursuit qualifying cycling event during Day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Prince William, duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, duchess of Cambridge, take part in a wave while watching the track cycling on Day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Sarah Storey of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold in the women's individual C5 pursuit cycling on Day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games Thursday.

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London — Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.

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London — Fireworks light up the stadium as the Paralympic Cauldron burns during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.

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London — British former paralympian Margaret Maughan lights the cauldron bearing the Paralympic Flame at the opening ceremony.

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London — Joe Townsend, a British Royal Marine who lost both legs in Afghanistan, carries the torch into the Olympic Stadium for the opening ceremony.

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London — Belgium's wheelchair sprinter Marieke Vervoort and her assistance dog Zenn participate in the London 2012 Paralympic Games opening ceremony.

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London — Wheelchair Rugby player David Anthony of Great Britain enjoys the atmosphere during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.

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London — Mexico's team enters the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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London — Members of the U.S. delegation parade during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.

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London — Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.

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London — Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium.

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