Brazil´s most decorated Paralympian attended the swimming competitions at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
America
The South American rivals will face each other for gold in the football 5 and football 7 finals respectively at the Youth Parapan American Games.
Alpine Skiing
World champion snowboarders and Nordic and alpine skiers will compete in Les Saisies from 25-28 March.
Find out what has been going on in projects supported by the Agitos Foundation at the beginning of the year.
Wheelchair Tennis
Winning the Australian Open was special, not only because the Japanese player broke the Dutch dominance.
Rowing
An international Para rowing training camp was held in Sarasota-Bradenton, USA, which was the first of its kind.
Wheelchair Fencing
The Vila Real de Santo António in Portugal will host the competition later this year.
Table Tennis
Brazil´s Rio 2016 table tennis bronze medallist topped the podium in the women's class 9 after beating Chile's Ailyn Espinoza 3-0 in the gold-medal match at Sao Paulo 2017.
Swimming
Mexico´s 17-year-old swimmer hopes the Youth Parapan American Games can spring board for her to the next Paralympics.
Athletics
Medjmedj added 1.50m to the women’s discus F56 world record set in 2003.
America
The hosts lead the sport’s medals table after winning seven medals, including three golds, on Wednesday (22 March) at the Youth Parapans.
Swimming
Dutch swimmer Liesette Bruinsma left Rio 2016 with two Paralympic titles and now wants more gold medals in Mexico City.
Judo
With judokas in every men's and wome's events, Brazil are hoping to perform a clean sweep at the Youth Parapan American Games on Thursday (23 March).
Wheelchair Rugby
GIO will be the official naming sponsor of next year’s wheelchair rugby World Championships.
Athletics
Eleven sports will be contested on Wednesday (22 March) at the Youth Parapans, with medals being decided in athletics, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.
Table Tennis
The Argentinian table tennis player, who won silver at Buenos Aires 2013, believes competing at the fourth Youth Parapans will help him grow as a person and an athlete.
Para dance sport
Two events will be held in Asia prior to the season-ending World Championships in October.
America
Mexican swimmers Raul and Juan won gold and silver, respectively on 21 March, becoming the two first medal winners of the Youth Parapans.
Wheelchair Fencing
The British wheelchair fencer was among the Rio 2016 medallists to record their first wins of the season.
Blind Football
A project was initiated to create a sustainable and viable programme for the sport in the East African nation.
