When did the official Paralympic Games started and who was the first person to compete in the Paralympics?

Question

When did the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) introduce its first across-sport Classification Code to "harmonise policies and procedures and set principles"?

Answer 1

The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy in 1960 and featured 400 athletes from 23 countries. In 1976 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden staged the first Paralympic Winter Games. The Games are now the second biggest sporting event in the world. New Zealander Neroli Fairhall was the first paraplegic