2016 Rio Paralympics, Olympic torch, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 6, 2016. Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta reacts before a ceremony with the Paralympic torch at the Christ the Redeemer statue ahead of the 2016 Rio Paralympic games. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Performers take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Sergio Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Performers take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Performers take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Performers take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Sergio Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. South African athletes cheer as they take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from China take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Performers take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Amy Purdy takes part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from United Arab Emirates take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from the United States take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from Iran take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from Iran take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from Greece take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from Tunisia take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from Brazil take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Performers take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Jason O'Brien/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from Brazil take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from Poland take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. People sit on a wall in the Mangueira slum as fireworks erupt during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)





American Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy dances with a robot during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 2016. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Amy Purdy interacts with a robotic arm during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Sergio Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Amy Purdy takes part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Sergio Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Amy Purdy interacts with a robotic arm during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Amy Purdy interacts with a robotic arm during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Sergio Moraes/Reuters)





In this Wednesday, September 7, 2016 photo, amputee Amy Purdy dances with a robot during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel/AP Photo)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Fireworks erupt during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Brazilian Paralympic swimmer Clodoaldo Silva carries the torch during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Athletes from Ukraine take part in the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Confetti falls during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)





Athlete Marcia Malsar of Brazil falls on the ground with Paralympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium on September 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Brazilian Paralympic runner Marcia Malsar falls while carrying the torch as rain falls during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





2016 Rio Paralympics, Opening ceremony, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7, 2016. Brazilian Paralympic runner Marcia Malsar is assisted after falling while carrying the torch as rain falls during the opening ceremony. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





Members of the United States enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium on September 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)





Brazilian judoka Rafaela Silva, who won the gold medal during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, holds up the torch for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in front of the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Mount Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro on September 6, 2016. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)





Athlete wears prosthetic legs at the Paralympic Village during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 6, 2016. (Photo by Al Tielemans/OIS/IOC via AFP Photo)





Dancers preform during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium on September 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)





Extreme wheelchair athlete Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham performs during the Opening Ceremony in the Macarena Stadium at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo By Paul Mohan/Sportsfile via Getty Images)





Fireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium on September 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)