NEWS FROM THE AMERICAS

fireworks exploding over a stadium

Spectacular ceremony opens Parapans

A male powerlifter holds up an award smiling with two other people and a furry mascot standing behind

Castillo receives ‘José Luis Campo’ award

Para athletes competing in swimming, cycling and athletics

Biggest Parapan Am Games to date kick off in Lima

a man sitting at a desk smiling and being hugged by a woman

Julio Cesar Avila elected APC President

male boccia player Euclides Grisales prepares to throw the ball

Colombian pioneer wants to keep inspiring

Chile's Juan Carlos Garrido celebrates winning gold at the Bogota 2018 orld Para Powerlifting Americas Open Championships.

Garrido is July's Americas 'Athlete of the Month'

two men, one standing, one sitting in a wheelchair giving a thumbs up

Army veteran's YouTube wisdom makes history

Collage with five photos of the five nominated athletes for Americas Athlete of the Month for July 2019

Vote for Athlete of the Month!

Ecuadorian athlete Kiara Rodriguez flies in the air after her jump

Nottwil 2019: Breathless third day

African American teenage male sprints on the track

US track star makes noise on international stage

Argentinian wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez screams with joy on the court after winning gold at Toronto 2015

Lima 2019: Entries for wheelchair tennis announced

A man running on an athletics track

Nottwil 2019: Noah Malone ready to make his mark

Peruvian sitting volleyball player Bruno Jose Quiros Davalos hits the ball

Lima 2019: The Pied Piper of the Parapan

Brazilian sprinter Vinicius Rodrigues screams in joy after a race

Lima 2019: Vinicius Rodrigues aims for first big title

A one-legged woman and two men competing at a shooting range

Lima 2019: Brazil and US unveil shooting rosters

Argentinian wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez screams with joy on the court after winning gold at Toronto 2015

Lima 2019: Tennis legend impressed by wheelchair tennis star