PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

APC President praises "best ever Parapan American Games"
Check out the full Toronto 2015 Closing Ceremony speech from Jose Luis Campo, the Americas Paralympic Committtee President.

Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games come to a close
During eight days of sport 10 world, 70 Americas and 239 Games records were broken.

Hat-trick of titles and world record for Durand at Toronto 2015
The Cuban T12 sprinter won her third gold by breaking the 200m world record she had set just 24 hours earlier.

Brazil retain football 5-a-side Parapan Am crown
The 2016 Paralympic Games hosts beat Argentina 2-1 to be crowned Parapan Am champions for third time at Toronto 2015.

Canada win TO2015 wheelchair rugby gold in a thriller
The world number two side defeated rivals USA whilst Colombia secured bronze on a sensational final day.

Toronto 2015 Closing Ceremony flagbearers
The 28 flagbearers for the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games Closing Ceremony have been named.

Toronto 2015: Day seven as it happened
Many of the team sports reached a climax on Friday at the Parapan American Games whilst it was also the final day for many individual sports.

Records continue to fall in Parapan pool
Brazil’s Talisson Glock and Joana Da Silva, and Canada’s Tess Routliffe took gold and Americas records on Friday morning’s swimming at Toronto 2015.

Rodriguez elected to APC Executive Board
The US para-swimmer received 201 votes, just four more than her closest rival.

Three world records fall on fourth day of Toronto 2015 athletics action.
Omara Durand smashed the 200m record, Akeem Stewart set a new discus mark to win Trinidad & Tobago’s first ever Parapan gold and Dion Townsend-Roberts added 5cm to his high jump best.