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![Canada enters the arena during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games at Fisht Olympic Stadium on March 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.](/sites/default/files/images/150424092133179_477137285.jpg)
Canadian government invests toward Paralympic athlete development
Twenty-million Canadian dollars to go toward high performance sport
![Ilse Hayes of South Africa](/sites/default/files/images/150424115431067_ilse.jpg)
Hayes becomes world’s fastest female para-athlete in São Paulo
South African makes history by clocking 11.89 on the first day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
![City views from the air, Sao Paulo, Brazil.](/sites/default/files/images/150423084637221_457379451.jpg)
Five facts about São Paulo
The IPC Athletics Grand Prix starts in São Paulo on Thursday, but here are five facts you might not know about the city.
![Nathan Baker at London 2012](/sites/default/files/images/120903180240366_Natasha%2BBaker%2Bequestrian.jpg)
London 2012 gold medallist Baker to ride new horse in para-equestrian meeting in Waregem, Belgium
Competition opportunity for riders to earn points toward Rio 2016
![Canada players celebrate after the ice sledge hockey bronze medal game between Canada and Norway at the Shayba Arena at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150423112912202_Canada%2BISH.jpg)
Buffalo 2015: Canada preview
The reigning champions are playing their cards close to their chest ahead of the ice sledge hockey Worlds, only revealing their roster on Wednesday (23 April).
![Taylor Lipsett of the United States looks on during the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group A match between the United States of America and Italy at Shayba Arena, Sochi, Russia](/sites/default/files/images/150423103249449_lipset.jpg)
Buffalo 2015: Lipsett’s Group A picks
Buffalo 2015 commentator, retired ice sledge hockey player and triple Paralympian Taylor Lipsett, gives us his choice of athletes to look out for at the ice sledge hockey Worlds.
![Andre Brasil competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/140728130428811_LON_3008_1773.jpg)
Brazilian swimming stars set to light up Sao Paulo
Seven 2013 Worlds medallists, including Brazil’s top names, to compete at the Open Caixa Loterias Swimming Championships from Thursday (23 April).
![Mexico City 2015 will gather around 120 athletes from 25 countries and acts as a qualifier for both the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games from 7-15 August and Rio 2016.](/sites/default/files/images/150423110920420_Mexico%2BCity%2B2015a.jpg)
Competition schedule for Mexico City 2015 published
All competitions will be shown live at Mexico-City-2015.com between 26-29 April.
![Canada players celebrate after the ice sledge hockey bronze medal game between Canada and Norway at the Shayba Arena at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.](/sites/default/files/images/150423112912202_Canada%2BISH.jpg)
Canada name roster for Buffalo 2015
Seventeen players will form the squad looking to retain their title at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships which get underway on Sunday (26 April).
![A visually impaired athlete runs with her guide on the track of a stadium.](/sites/default/files/images/140502120513025_Terezinha%2Blyon.jpg)
Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Around 340 athletes from 20 countries will be lining up in the fifth Grand Prix of 2015.
Buffalo 2015: USA preview
The USA enter the Worlds as the first team to secure back-to-back Paralympic titles and have secured recent wins over reigning champions Canada and Russia.
![crowds during the National Paralympic Day at the Olympic Park](/sites/default/files/images/140905100746981_454381890_0.jpg)
Tickets available for July’s National Paralympic Day in Great Britain
Fans have chance to cheer on British athletes in athletics and swimming on 26 July in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
![Team Slovenia Sitting Volleyball Women](/sites/default/files/images/120202153333976_BEI_1900.jpg)
Germany, Slovenia to host sitting volleyball European Championships
Event serves as qualifier for Rio 2016
![Aerial view on coast with contruction works going on](/sites/default/files/images/150422100002235_getty%2Bimages.jpg)
IPC launches IPC Academy Campus 2016 to be held in Rio, Brazil
The IPC Academy, the IPC’s education division, will also take over operation of Paralympic Games Knowledge Management
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Team USA welcomed to HARBORCENTER for Buffalo 2015
Josh Sweeney, Steve Cash and Adam Page receive a hero’s welcome at a press conference at the HARBORCENTER, the venue for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.
![Lucas Sithole](/sites/default/files/images/130413052437116_sithole45.jpg)
Sithole upsets Wagner in SA Open
The South African earns his first super series quad singles win in front of his home crowd
Great Britain steals show at Para-Equestrian Dressage in Deauville, France
British trio helps edge Dutch in tune-up for European Championships.
![Aleksander Wang Hansen](/sites/default/files/images/130820093437661_Aleksander%2BWang%2BHansen_0.jpg)
Norwegian sailors aim for back-to-back World Cup wins
Hyeres is the third installment of the 2014-2015 World Cup series
![Andrea Chiarotti](/sites/default/files/images/120302163835816_97697785_10_0.jpg)
Captain Chiarotti’s work paying off for Buffalo 2015
Before the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships begin on Sunday (26 April), Andrea Chiarotti is confident about his players’ potential at the upcoming IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.
![Russia's ice sledge hockey team](/sites/default/files/images/140311184706572_477827223_0.jpg)
Buffalo 2015: Russia preview
Two years ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking that Russia did not have a chance at medals but now they are firmly in the top three for Buffalo 2015.