Question : The first Paralympic games were held in:
Option 1: Sydney
Option 2: Rome
Option 3: Tokyo
Option 4: Beijing
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Correct Answer: Rome
Solution : The correct answer is Rome.
Rome, Italy, hosted the first Paralympic Games in 1960. They took place six days after the Olympic Games concluded and were called the IX Stoke Mandeville Games. Four hundred athletes from 23 nations competed in eight sports: wheelchair athletics, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair swimming, wheelchair table tennis, wheelchair archery, snooker, archery (a mix of darts and archery), and wheelchair fencing.
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