Parapan American Games, Canada (Aug 7-15)
The 2015 Parapan American Games, officially the V Pan American Games or the 5th Parapan American Games, is a major international multi-sport event that is scheduled to be held from August 7–15, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with some events held in Golden Horseshoe communities such as Hamilton and Markham among others. Approximately 1,560 athletes are expected to participate in 15 sports. Both the Parapan American and Pan American Games are being organized by the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee (TO2015). The 2015 Parapan American Games will become the first Parapan American Games hosted by Canada and the second major para-sport event in Toronto after it hosted the 1976 Summer Paralympics. The Games will be held twelve days after the Pan American Games.