NEWS FROM THE AMERICAS

Andre Brasil - 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships Glasgow

Sport Week: Brazil aim for top five finish in swimming

Five men and one women all put their hands together and smile to the camera

Lima 2019 Parapan American Games to feature a record 17 sports

Aerial view of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio, Brazil, which will host rowing and canoe events during the 2016 Paralympic Games.

200 days until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: four test events to play crucial role in home straight

Happy Holidays 2014

The Americas Paralympic Committee wishes you Happy Holidays!

Man in wheelchair throwing a boccia ball

Volunteers praised as Rio 2016 boccia test event concludes

Graphic with wheelchair dance couple dancing

Para dance sport

No. 46 Mexico, Philippines shine at World Championships

Two sledge hockey players chasing after the puck.

Para Ice Hockey

Can Roybal, McKee power Blackhawks to Sled Classic win?

USA wheelchair tennis

Wheelchair Tennis

Taylor and Wagner on cloud nine at Doubles Masters

CPC launch Paralympian Search programme

Chantal Petitclerc

Paralympic icons named to Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame

Man in wheelchair returns a tennis ball

Wheelchair Tennis

Joel Dembe to retire from wheelchair tennis

Wheelchair Basketball

NWBA partners with NBA in junior programme

A picture of a man in a wheelchair celebrates after crossing a finish line

Martin inspired for Doha 2015 by his teammates

Two men on a stage, on speaking into a microphone

Former tennis star Gustavo Kuerten named CPB ambassador

Amy Purdy

US Olympic Committee announces 2015 award winners

Blindfolded man throwing a shot put

Colombia names team for Doha 2015