NEWS FROM THE AMERICAS

Romario Diego MARQUES, Brazilian team blocks

Brazilian para-sport stars meet President Dilma Rousseff

Brian Mckeever, Canada speeds downhill

Canadian Sochi stars celebrated at awards

2011 Inas Games

Inas celebrates one year until 2015 Inas Global Games

Toronto 2015 emblem

Press Accreditation open for the TO2015 Parapan Am Games

Faris Al-Ajeeli of Iraq sticks his tongue out whilst attempting a lift

Series of 2015 regional powerlifting comps announced

Brazilian player makes a pass

Football 7-a-side

Six nations set for 2014 Americas Cup

Gustavo Fernandez

Wheelchair Tennis

Eight courts under construction for TORONTO 2015

US players in their sledges on the ice after winning against Russia.

US Olympic and Paralympic assembly announced

A Dutch swimmers celebrates winning gold at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships

Ten things we learned from the 2014 para-swimming season

Brazilian athlete Terezinha Guilhermina with her guide

Brazil’s Terezinha Guilhermina praises volunteers

Team USA ice sledge hockey players

Para Ice Hockey

The USA announce women’s ice sledge hockey team

Four rowers in a boat

Canada launch Paralympic FUNdamentals programme

Canadian men celebrating with their medals

Wheelchair Rugby

Eight Paralympians to receive Suncor’s FACE funding

Ottobock at London 2012

Ottobock announced as the Official Provider for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

Sports stars and the public unite to celebrate two years to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Sports stars and public unite to celebrate two years to go in Rio

A spectacular view of with Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rio 2016 Games vital to Paralympic Movement’s growth says IPC President