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XII Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Pictures

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The pentagonal Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang played host once again, celebrating the 567 athletes from 48 nations, who will compete over the next nine days in South Korea.

Despite the still freezing temperatures, the participants enjoyed a warm welcome from the crowd with a spectacular and eclectic performance that merged different eras of domestic culture.

North and South Korea marched separately this time, but it will be the first appearance at the Games for the delegation from north of the border.

© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesA couple takes a selfie at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
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A couple takes a selfie at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
© AP Photo / Sean HaffeyThomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, speaks as Lee Hee-beom, president & CEO of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, right, listens.
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Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, speaks as Lee Hee-beom, president & CEO of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, right, listens.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankFireworks at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
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Fireworks at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankArtists perform at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
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Artists perform at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
© AP Photo / Thomas Lovelock for OIS/IOCSeo Soonseok and Kim Eun-jung of Korea receive the Olympic torch.
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Seo Soonseok and Kim Eun-jung of Korea receive the Olympic torch.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankRussian athletes march under the Paralympic flag at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
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Russian athletes march under the Paralympic flag at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankArtists perform at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
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Artists perform at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
© AP Photo / Thomas Lovelock /OIS/IOCSouth Korea's Seo Soonseok and Kim Eun-jung prepare to light the Paralympic Cauldron.
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South Korea's Seo Soonseok and Kim Eun-jung prepare to light the Paralympic Cauldron.
© REUTERS / Paul HannaJong Hyon Kim of North Korea carries the national flag.
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Jong Hyon Kim of North Korea carries the national flag.
© AP Photo / Simon Bruty/OIS/IOCArtists perform at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.
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Artists perform at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.
© REUTERS / OIS/IOC/Simon BurtyArtists perform at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.
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Artists perform at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankFireworks at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
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Fireworks at the Pyeongchang Stadium.
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