Paralympics 2016 closing ceremony features music, fireworks and tributes

Paralympics 2016 closing ceremony features music, fireworks and tributes

FP Sports September 19, 2016, 17:47:04 IST

Koichi Omae and four female dancers are joined on stage by GIMICO, Aya Sato, Bambi and Akira Hiyama as a sign saying “see you in Tokyo” appears behind the performers during the closing ceremony. (Simon Bruty/OIS, IOC via AP) The lights of hundreds of mobile phones shine around the Paralympic Cauldron as it burns for the last few seconds during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracan’ Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Koichi Omae and four female dancers are joined on stage by GIMICO, Aya Sato, Bambi and Akira Hiyama as a sign saying “see you in Tokyo” appears behind the performers during the closing ceremony. (Simon Bruty/OIS, IOC via AP)

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The lights of hundreds of mobile phones shine around the Paralympic Cauldron as it burns for the last few seconds during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracan’ Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Al Tielemans/OIS, IOC via AP)

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Athletes observe a minute of silence in memory of Iran’s cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad who died after crashing in a road race during the Paralympic Games. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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President of the International Paralympic Committee Sir Philip Craven, left, and President of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee Carlos Nuzman stand during a moment of silence in honor of Bahman Golbarnezhad. (Thomas Lovelock/OIS, IOC via AP)

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Fireworks around the rim of the arena at the end of the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracanã Stadium. (Simon Bruty/OIS, IOC via AP)

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Performers wave flags during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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Paralympics athletes hold a banner that reads “Thank You Rio” during the closing ceremony. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Dream Team do Passinho perform during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (AP Photo/Mauro Pimentel)

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Performers dance during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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Performers dance during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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