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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Football players on a blue field of play
Football 7-a-side

Coming off a bronze medal at the CP Football 7-a-side World Championships, Brazil is the team to beat at the Parapan Am Games.

Crossing the finishing line in Beijing
Athletics

Some of the world’s best athletes, including Paralympic and world champions, will be going for gold in Toronto.

Toronto 2015 emblem
Swimming

Brayan Urbano claimed the first gold of the Games at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre

2011 Manchester World Cup
Wheelchair Basketball

Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team will start their Toronto 2015 campaign on Saturday (7 August).

Mark Ledo of Team Canada competes in the men's individual H3 road race in the 2012 London Paralympics at Brands Hatch.
America

Regular updates from the first day of action from the Parapan American Games

Jorge Carinao Cárdenas claims gold on the first day of powerlifting at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games on Saturday (8 August). He faces the camera holding the TO2015 mascot and his gold medal.
Powerlifting

The first day of powerlifting at Toronto 2015 saw records broken and three gold medals won.

Canada's most successful ever athlete Chantal Petitclerc lights the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am cauldorn.
America

More than 1,600 athletes from 28 countries will compete in the coming days in 15 sports.

Matt Stutzman
Archery

The second day of competition could be “Super Sunday” for Canada with the hosts looking to win multiple golds in swimming.

Argentina's Mariela Delgardo is the first Argentinian athlete to compete in both the Pan and Parapan American Games.
Cycling

Having already competed in last month’s Pan Ams, Argentina’s Mariela Delgado will go for gold on Saturday in the Parapan American Games too.

Goalball - Asya Miller
Goalball

The defending world champions expect a battle from Brazil and Canada at the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games.

Athlete hits a volleyball.
Sitting Volleyball

The sitting volleyball star wants to help Canada reach Rio 2016.

This iconic Toronto sign in Nathan Philiips Square has become a hit during Toronto 2015.
America

Tickets can be purchased online at Toronto2015.org/tickets.

Two boccia player sit in the wheelchairs with their medals around their neck.
Boccia

Saturday will see 12 of the 15 Parapan sports get underway, with 32 medals up for grabs in four sports.

Man in the water, waving one arm in the air, celebrating
Swimming

Brazil’s Daniel Dias will start his quest for eight Parapan titles on Saturday (8 August) when he goes in the men’s 100m freestyle S5.

The USA's Allison Jones competes in the women's individual C1-2-3 pursuit at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Cycling

USA dominated in 2011 but who will take the titles at Toronto 2015’s spectacular new velodrome?

Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina
Wheelchair Tennis

Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez will be aiming for his second successive singles gold in Toronto.

Group picture
America

Nicaragua’s Dionicio Zeledón elected a new member of the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Executive Committee.

APC President Jose Luis Campo speaking at the 2015 PASO General Assembly
America

Table Tennis at the Parapans - Chile vs Colombia
Table Tennis

Brazil led the medals table in 2011, but the competition is far more open in 2015.

Portrait photo of woman
Table Tennis

With more experience, the Argentinean table tennis player looks to improve upon her finish from Guadalajara 2011.