Members of the US Paralympic team…

Members of the US Paralympic team are silhouetted against the setting sun on the Acropolis last evening. The opening ceremony for the Games, in which over 4,000 physically disabled athletes from a record 142 countries are participating, will be held tomorrow at the Athens Olympic Stadium. The tickets have sold out.

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