Tickets for this summer’s Parapan Am Games will go on sale Monday, as organizers say Canadian athletes are preparing for “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to compete in front of a home crowd.

Tickets will go on sale at 1 p.m. Monday for the Parapan Am Games, which run from Aug. 7-15 in the GTA.

More than 1,600 athletes from 28 countries will compete in 15 sports during the tournament.

“For most, the Parapan Am Games will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete at an elite level on home soil, in front of home-crowd spectators,” said Elisabeth Walker-Young, Team Canada’s chef de mission, in a statement.

“The ticket holders should prepare themselves for magical, intense and stunning athletic performances.”

Organizers have encouraged fans to turn out for events like athletics, swimming, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby, a sport that will make its Parapan Am debut.

The competition will also serve as a qualifier for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil.

“I’ve met many athletes and I’ve heard their personal stories, and I think seeing these athletes live and up close this summer will change the way people think about sport,” said Saad Rafi, CEO of the Toronto 2015 organizing committee, in a statement.

Canada performed well during the 2011 Parapan Am Games in Mexico,finishing fifth overall with 63 total medals, including 13 golds.

Ticket prices for this summer’s event range from $20-35 for adults, and between $10-12.50 for youth under 16 and seniors. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 1.855.726.2015.

Ticket sales for the Pan Am Games, which run July 10-26, will reopen in mid-April.