Female Paralympic athletes who have prosthetic legs took to the runway as models in a fashion show in Tokyo on Aug. 25, which was when the now-postponed Tokyo Paralympic Games had been scheduled to commence.
Kaede Maegawa appeared onstage in a gorgeous ensemble while wearing her prosthetic leg. Maegawa represented Japan in athletics at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games and is a tentative pick for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
"It was a lot of fun," Maegawa said. "I think [the people watching the show] will remember the Paralympics today."
The event took place without an audience and was streamed online.
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