PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Expectations high for Brazilian football team in TO2015
Coming off a bronze medal at the CP Football 7-a-side World Championships, Brazil is the team to beat at the Parapan Am Games.

Toronto 2015 preview: Athletics
Some of the world’s best athletes, including Paralympic and world champions, will be going for gold in Toronto.

Colombia claim first gold of Toronto 2015
Brayan Urbano claimed the first gold of the Games at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre

World champions Canada looking for another title
Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team will start their Toronto 2015 campaign on Saturday (7 August).

Toronto 2015: Day one as it happens
Regular updates from the first day of action from the Parapan American Games
Cuba, Chile and Brazil land powerlifting golds
The first day of powerlifting at Toronto 2015 saw records broken and three gold medals won.

TO2015 hosts Opening Ceremony of largest ever Parapan Am Games
More than 1,600 athletes from 28 countries will compete in the coming days in 15 sports.

Argentina’s Munoz aims for gold at TO2015
With more experience, the Argentinean table tennis player looks to improve upon her finish from Guadalajara 2011.

Double-duty Foa leads Argentine charge at TO2015
With wheelchair rugby making its Parapan debut, Juan Foa hopes this can help develop the sport in South America.

#ProudParalympian rolls into Toronto 2015
At the first outing of the IPC’s athlete education programme at a multi-sport event outside of a Paralympic Games, athletes can get advice on sharing their stories.