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Ability App 28.06.2018 The story of how thirteen year old, Alex Knoll, invented the Ability App to help people with disabilities to, "find employment, services and facilities that give abilities". To learn more about the...
Canada v Germany highlights | 2014 IWBF Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 09.05.2018 Germany (64) defeats Canada (53) at Women's Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto More info 2014wheelchairbasketball.com No. 1 ranked Germany rode a strong second half to defeat No. 6 Canada...
500 days to go | Lima 2019 Parapan American Games 10.04.2018 The Lima 2019 Parapan American Games are getting closer! This video marks just 500 days to go until they start. Lima 2019 will be held between 23 August-1 September and will feature a record 1,850...
2017 IPC Top 50 Moments: No 5 20.12.2017 The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) marked the 20th anniversary of its foundation in August 1997 by counting down the top 20 moments in its history, with the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games as the...
2017 World Para ice hockey Championships | USA v South Korea | Game Highlights 16.10.2017 Game highlights of the USA versus South Korea in their final preliminary round of the 2017 World Para icehockey Championships. The USA beat host nation South Korea, 5-0, to remain undefeated in the...
Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games - Wrap Up 14.07.2017 Wrapping up on 25 March, the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games followed on from the success of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, the first to be held in Latin America, with more than 800...
#TeamAgitos - Meet Brazilian swimmer Cecilia de Araujo 26.04.2017 “I want to represent my country in the best possible way,” said Cecilia Araujo, who was born with cerebral palsy. The 17-year-old started swimming when she was three on medical advice. She has...
Omara Durand on the Road to Rio - #TeamAgitos 26.04.2017 To see more of Omara Durand, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLJPt3kC9pM More than a decade ago, coach Reinaldo Cascaret was teaching a physical education lesson at a school for...
Yunidis Castillo eyes further glory - #TeamAgitos - on the Road to Rio 26.04.2017 “I was 13 days in intensive care after my accident, more dead than alive.” At 10 years old, Cuba’s Yunidis Castillo was travelling by bus from her home town Santiago to Holguin, Cuba, on a...
Luis Herazo's life changed through sport - #TeamAgitos - on the Road to Rio 26.04.2017 Find out more about Luis' background and family life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqGFZVaM2ig Despite his limited sporting experience, the 19-year-old was among the most outstanding athletes from...

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