NEWS FROM THE AMERICAS

Yunidis Castillo eyes further glory - #TeamAgitos - on the Road to Rio

Castillo eyes further glory, thanks Agitos Foundation

Wheelchair racer after finishing his race

Canada, Guatemala name athletics squads

Patricia Valle

Valle dreams of winning Rio 2016 gold

A Para sport pistol shooter takes aim

Debora Campos: Best and worst moments

Man in wheelchair raises both arms as he crosses a finishline.

Brazil’s Aranha transitions from skiing to triathlon

Chilean powerlifter Juan Carlos Garrido is on the bench and raises his hands celebrating his win.

Garrido targets Rio 2016 podium

Naomi Soazo

Naomi Soazo seeks to repeat Beijing 2008 gold

The Canadian Parapan Am Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team

One year on from the best Parapan Am Games

IPCAS Snowboard World Cup at the Big White Ski Resort, Canada

Big White to host 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships

A man cycles straight ahead on a track.

Rodrigo Lopez seeks first Paralympic gold

Brazil and Argentina fought out a tough 0-0 draw in five-a-side football.

How blind football teams reached the Paralympics

Canadian swimmer Michael Edgson stands next to the pool after competing at Barcelona 1992.

Throwback Thursday: Canada’s Michael Edgson

Colombia’s Nelson Crispin competes in the Men's 50m Butterfly S6 at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain

Nelson Crispin dreams of winning Paralympic gold

Argentina's Para canoeist Lucas Diaz Aspiroz competing.

Lucas Diaz Aspiroz aims to win Paralympic medal in Rio

Jonato Santos Machado of Brazil and Pablo Molina Lopez of Argentina during the Gold Medal match at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Football 7-a-side

Argentina name football 7 team for Rio 2016

Canadian boccia player Alison Levine focused whilst training.

Alison Levine set to make her Paralympic debut