1960 Rome Paralympic Games

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1960_Rome_Paralympic_Games
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:endDate 1960-09-25
gptkbp:firstOfficialParalympicGames true
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1964_Tokyo_Paralympic_Games
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1960 Rome Paralympic Games
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Acqua_Acetosa_Stadium
gptkbp:memberState 23
gptkbp:notableFor Only athletes with spinal cord injuries participated
First Paralympic Games to be held in the same city as the Olympic Games
Not officially called 'Paralympic Games' at the time
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 400
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:9th_International_Stoke_Mandeville_Games
gptkbp:openToPublic athletes with spinal cord injuries
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:International_Stoke_Mandeville_Games_Committee
gptkbp:paralympicCauldronLighter gptkb:Antonio_Maglio
gptkbp:paralympicMotto gptkb:Spirit_in_Motion
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1958_Stoke_Mandeville_Games
gptkbp:sportsIncluded gptkb:wheelchair_fencing
athletics
shooting
swimming
table tennis
wheelchair basketball
snooker
dartchery
gptkbp:startDate 1960-09-18
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paralympic_Sports
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7