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Today in a nutshell: the Paralympics lifted off with a fun airport-themed opening ceremony that featured the obligatory speeches, the flag of
Afghanistan, and a 13-year-old girl playing a little one-winged plane that wanted to learn to fly.
Tomorrow’s key moments: the first of the 539 gold medals available at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be won in the track cycling, swimming and wheelchair fencing.