Italy at the Paralympics

Italy has sent delegations to the Summer Paralympics since the first games in 1960, and to the Winter Paralympics since 1980.

The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical and sensorial disabilities.

This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy.

The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic Games, and are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

These are official report of International Paralympic Committee.

Italian paralympic athletes at the first edition of Paralympics in 1960 in Rome .
Francesca Porcellato , 14 medals in three sports at Summer and Winter Paralympics.