20 inspirerende foto’s van de voorbije Paralympics in Rio

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Paralympische Spelen zijn de Olympische Spelen voor mensen met onder meer een lichamelijke handicap, visuele beperking en/of hersenverlamming. De Paralympische Spelen worden altijd in hetzelfde jaar gehouden als de Olympische Spelen, doorgaans in de maand na de Olympische Spelen en sinds de Zomerspelen van 1988 worden ze ook altijd in dezelfde stad gehouden. De XVe Paralympische Zomerspelen van 2016 vonden plaats in Rio de Janeiro van 7 tot en met 18 september 2016 en zijn dus nog maar recent afgelopen.

Foto’s: abplive.in via AP

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China's Zhoubin Wang, left, fights for the ball with Argentina's Federico Accardi, center, and Froilan Padilla during a men's group B preliminary 5-a-side soccer match at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. Argentina won 2-1 in a penalty shoot-out. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

South African swimmer Achmat Hassiem puts on his prosthetic leg after competing in heat 1 of the men's 100-meter freestyle - S10 at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, during the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. In 2006 he lost his right leg below the knee in a shark attack while he and his brother were training to become lifeguards. Hassiem now works as a spokesperson for the conservation of endangered shark species. (Simon Bruty/OIS, IOC via AP)

United States' Steve Serio passes the ball during a men's group B preliminary wheelchair basketball game between United States and Britain at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. United States won 65 to 48. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

India's Rinku competes in the men's javelin throw F46 final in the athletics event at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)


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