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Espinosa hopes Parapan debut leads to Rio 2016
The Virgin Islands made their Parapan debut at Toronto 2015 with Ivan Espinosa competing in the 1,500m.
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Toronto 2015: Preview of Thursday’s athletics action
Day four will be highlighted by USA’s Brown and Brazil’s Prado battle for the 200m T11 title.
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Wallace breaks 100m T44 world record at Toronto 2015
The US sprinter retained his Parapan title with a time of 10.71 seconds.
Canada and Brazil steal the show at TO2015 athletics
The 2015 Parapan Am and the 2016 Paralympics hosts showed their dominance on the third day of athletics.
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Durand makes history at Toronto 2015
Cuba's Omara Durand ran 11.65 seconds in the 100m T12 heats to become the world's fastest female para-athlete.
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Siamand Rahman named July’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
The Iranian’s record-breaking lift helped him win this month’s award by a landslide.
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Toronto 2015: Preview of Tuesday’s athletics action
Many of the world’s fastest para-athletes will be action on the track on Tuesday at the Parapan American Games.
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Charlotte to host 2016 US Paralympic Team Trials
USA’s cycling, swimming and athletics teams for Rio 2016 will all be determined during that three-day event.
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Toronto 2015: Day three preview
“Medal Monday” will see gold medals awarded in 64 different events, more than any other day of the Parapan American Games.
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The Paralympic Usain Bolt gets ready for Toronto 2015
Jamaica’s Tevaughn Thomas hopes to emulate his hero by winning Parapan 100m gold on Monday.
Colombian husband and wife combo aim for TO2015 athletics success
Joe Gonzalez Betancur and Yesenia Restrepo Muñoz married nine years ago, and at Toronto 2015 will represent Colombia together in track and field.
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#SuperheroSunday: The USA’s David Brown
The sprinter who holds the 100m and 200m T11 world records will be in action this week at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.
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Toronto 2015: Preview of Monday’s athletics action
Canada in a strong position to win at least three gold medals on the first day of track and field action at the Parapan American Games
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Toronto 2015 preview: Athletics
Some of the world’s best athletes, including Paralympic and world champions, will be going for gold in Toronto.
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Bermudan team triples in size for Toronto 2015
Three athletes will represent the small Caribbean nation at the Parapan American Games which open on Friday (7 August)
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Jarryd Wallace determined to defend his 100m T44 Parapan title
The US sprinter will line-up against two world record holders in Toronto – the USA’s Richard Browne who holds the T44 best time and Brazil’s T43 speedster Alan Oliveira.
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Ten track and field athletes for Toronto 2015
Here are 10 names to keep an eye out for when Parapan athletics gets underway on 10 August.
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Brent Lakatos hopes Toronto 2015 can have huge impact
The Canadian world champion wheelchair sprinter believes the upcoming Parapan American Games can deliver a “London 2012 legacy” for his home country.
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Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – July 2015
The public has until Tuesday 11 August to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
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IPC to livestream four sports from Toronto 2015
From 8 August, viewers will be able to choose from athletics, swimming, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and a mixed channel.