Italy was the host country of the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome.

The country fielded the largest delegation at the Games, with twenty-seven athletes (twenty-three men and four women) competing in athletics, snooker, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair fencing.

[2] 27 of Italy's competitors won medals, in 6 sports, enabling the country to top the medal chart with 29 gold medals, 28 silver and 23 bronze.

[3] These are official report of International Paralympic Committee.

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