NEWS FROM THE AMERICAS

a female with prosthetic legs being raised into the air holding onto a robot arm

Amy Purdy snowboards down memory lane with ‘journalist’ Andrew Parsons

a female wheelchair tennis player clenches her fist on the court

Wheelchair Tennis

Angélica Bernal envisions growth of wheelchair tennis in Colombia

Fireworks explode during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium

Re-live the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony

Paola Mosquera con dos colegas médicas

From pool to ER, Paola Mosquera aces challenge with ease

Eduardo Avila

‘Judoman’ Eduardo Sánchez seeks to end career on high

Matias Pino of Chile

Chile's Matias Pino loses Parapan American Games medals for doping violation

A woman looking at another person

Oksana Masters finds way to handle spotlight

Brazil football 5-a-side

Sport Week: Top moments in football 5-a-side

Andrea Nelson

Andrea Nelson’s whirlwind journey

Male boccia player bites his Paralympic gold medal

Brazilian boccia player Dirceu Jose Pinto passes away

AIMING HIGH: Katherinne Wollermann shows her muscles and smiles at the camera

Katherinne Wollermann dreams for a more equal world

a group of blind footballers celebrating with the crowd

Tokyo 2020: Maximiliano Espinillo seeks to fly high with 'Bats'

Zak Madell of Canada in action during the Men's Wheelchair Rugby Bronze Medal match against Japan

Wheelchair Rugby

Canada win wheelchair rugby Paralympic Qualifier

Vanessa Cristina de Souza pushing her wheelchair forward during a competition

Vanessa Cristina de Souza named Americas ´Athlete of the Month´

Female sitting volleyball player hits a bump

Sitting Volleyball

Danielle Ellis voted February’s Allianz Athlete of the Month

Konstantin Kurokhtin and Daria Shchukina during a wheelchair curling game

Wheelchair Curling

Russia win wheelchair curling world title