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![Wheelchair fencing](/sites/default/files/images/120908215626241_Wheelchair%2Bfencing.jpg)
Morel ready to take on Americas' best wheelchair fencers
At the Americas Championships in Montreal, Canadian Ruth-Sylvie Morel is going for gold.
![Team Page won the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Skills Challenge at Buffalo's HARBORCENTER.](/sites/default/files/images/150425230522178_BW3_3219.jpg)
First-ever IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Skills Challenge a success
Twenty players in total took part in the first edition of the event.
![Crowd of people from above, holding a huge banner with Rio motives](/sites/default/files/images/150426194829536_flashmob.jpg)
Rio 2016 celebrates 500 days until the Paralympic Games with flash mob in Copacabana
Dancers defy the rain in routine that brings together performers, including some in wheelchairs, from different musical styles.
![Canada’s four-time world champion Brent Lakatos gives an insight into his three heroes.](/sites/default/files/images/150423092755382_26%2Bapril%2B2015.jpg)
#SuperheroSunday: Brent Lakatos
Find out what links Star Trek and two wheelchair racing greats.
![Andrea Chiarotti of Italy](/sites/default/files/images/150424093724331_478119555.jpg)
Big dreams for Italian ice sledge hockey team
With less than three years to go to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, captain Andrea Chiarotti and coach Massimo Da Rin are confident about their team’s future.
![Lipsett’s picks: Brody Roybal of USA, Declan Farmer of USA, Dmitry Lisov of Russia, Frank Rennhack of Germany, Nikko Landeros of USA and Steve Cash of USA](/sites/default/files/images/150424100928275_ish%2Bbuff_0.jpg)
Buffalo 2015: Lipsett’s Group B picks
Buffalo2015 commentator, retired ice sledge hockey player and triple Paralympian Taylor Lipsett, gives us his choice of athletes to look out for when competition starts on 26 April.
![A wheelchair racer cuts through the finishing tape on a wet damp road.](/sites/default/files/images/150426121439449_471207814.jpg)
US racers Josh George, Tatyana McFadden and Raymond Martin claim marathon world titles in London
George beats Weir in a sprint finish, McFadden smashes the course record for the third year in a row and Martin beats the defending champion.
![Brent Pope's selection of the best players ahead of puck-drop on Sunday (26 April): Michal Geier of Czech Republic, Brody Roybal of USA, Steve Cash of USA and Adam Dixon of Canada.](/sites/default/files/images/150424091209414_ish.jpg)
Buffalo 2015: Pope’s picks
Ice sledge hockey Worlds live coverage expert commentator Brent Pope offers his selection of the best players ahead of puck-drop on Sunday (26 April).
![Japan vs Canada - 2010 Vancouver](/sites/default/files/images/150424084230845_97836349.jpg)
Japan united in belief ahead of Buffalo 2015
Japan are confident of retaining their place in the A-Pool at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships beginning on Sunday (26 April).
![Petrucio Ferreira on his way to breaking the 200m T47 world record at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil.](/sites/default/files/images/150425122857216_Ferreira.jpg)
Teenager Ferreira smashes 200m T47 world record at Sao Paulo Grand Prix
He only started competing in 2014, but the 18-year-old look a strong contender ahead of October’s World Championships.
![David Weir and Marcel Hug attend the photocall for the 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships at Tower Hotel.](/sites/default/files/images/150425124906164_470915916.jpg)
Preview: IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships
London, Great Britain, will see a 120 of the world’s best para-athletes in action with world titles up for grabs.
![Ice sledge hockey players and coaches have a team photo](/sites/default/files/images/150423221035822_BW3_1543.jpg)
Russia remain understated ahead of Buffalo 2015
Despite being in with a real chance of challenging for the gold medal at the 2015 sledge hockey Worlds, the Russian team are not giving anything away.
![Tatyana McFadden of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's push rim wheelchair division of the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.](/sites/default/files/images/150421113032900_470453048.jpg)
Tatyana McFadden aims for first marathon world title in London
After winning marathon grand slams in 2013 and 2014, the US wheelchair racer is targeting her first marathon world title on Sunday.
![Declan Farmer](/sites/default/files/images/140312130804150_477821903.jpg)
Record number of broadcasters for Buffalo 2015
Broadcasters from Italy, Russia, Canada, Japan and Germany joining NBC Sports Network in showing games from the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool from Sunday (26 April).
![Russian ice sledge hockey player Dmitry Lisov takes his silver medal in stride on the ice at the Sochi 2014 Paralympics.](/sites/default/files/images/140417131856080_478911201_0.jpg)
Sledge hockey’s ‘big two’ turns into ‘big three’
The USA’s Declan Farmer believes Russia’s rise in ice sledge hockey is no longer a secret; the Russians are now serious contenders for the world title.
![Daniel Dias of Brazil](/sites/default/files/images/150424130431211_dias.jpg)
Brazil’s swimmers storm to multiple wins in Sao Paulo
The hosts won nearly half of the events at the Open Caixa Loterias Swimming Championships in Sao Paulo on Thursday (23 April).
![Tatyana McFadden of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's push rim wheelchair division of the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.](/sites/default/files/images/150421113032900_470453048.jpg)
Elizabeth Broad: Fueling up for an endurance event
The author of ‘Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes’ explains how to prepare your body ahead of a marathon race.
![The gold, silver and bronze medal of the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Buffalo, USA.](/sites/default/files/images/150424150813715_02_Medals.jpg)
Buffalo 2015 unveils medal design
One gold, one silver and one bronze medal will be up for grabs by eight teams at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool which start on Sunday (26 April).
![Alex Zanardi](/sites/default/files/images/131114091300715_48%2B_0.jpg)
Italy’s Zanardi receives SportAccord Sport Hero award
The London 2012 Paralympic gold medallist earns honour for his quick rise in the para-cycling scene
![Amalia Perez Ones to Watch main picture](/sites/default/files/images/130402114151884_Amalia-Perez.jpg)
Lifters arrive in Mexico City for Americas Open Championships
The IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships, which begin on Sunday, will attract 120 athletes from 25 countries.