Four hundred athletes from 23 countries participated in 8 events.

The first paralympic games were held in. Friday, 8 march 2013 the first winter paralympic games were held in 1976 in örnsköldsvik, sweden and were originally called the 1st winter olympic games for the disabled. Followed by the 1976 paralympics winter games in. While the timing of the 1948 archery demonstration coincided with the 1948 summer olympics in london — and some scholars debate whether that was intentional — the first.

The paralympic games have come a long way since 60 years ago. However, there had been unofficial contests held for several years prior. The first paralympics were held in latin america at rio de janeiro, brazil, in 2016.

The quadrennial winter games were added in 1976, in sweden. In 1948, there was a sporting competition held in london. The first paralympic games it took another eight years until the very first paralympic games were officially held in rome in 1960.

Since the seoul 1988 olympic. The 1996 paralympic games in atlanta, georgia, united states, were held from august 16 to 25.it was the first paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of usd $81. The first official paralympic games were held in 1960 in rome, in conjunction with that year’s olympics.

In rome, italy in 1960, the first paralympic games were held and there were 400 athletes competing from 23 different countries. The very first paralympic games were in 1960 hosted by rome, taking place from the 18th to the 25th of september. The very first paralympic games featured 400.

This was the first paralympics in which multiple categories of athletes with disabilities could compete. This tradition was upheld through the 1992 games in albertville, france; The first official paralympic games were held in rome in 1960;