1960 Summer Paralympics

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/1960-summer-paralympics

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Rome, Italy
2. What is the dates of competition?September 18–25, 1960
3. Why were the 1960 Paralympics held in Rome at the same time as the Olympics?Holding them alongside the Summer Olympics helped make the games more visible and showed that athletes with disabilities could compete at an elite level.
4. Who organized the 1960 Paralympics?The International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation organized the games, building on earlier Stoke Mandeville Games started by Sir Ludwig Guttmann.

Adaptive Sports: Sports modified to enable participation by individuals with disabilities.
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): Damage to the spinal cord that can result in altered function, sensation, and mobility.
International Federation: A global organization that governs a specific sport or activity across national member associations.
Rehabilitation: The process of restoring an individual to a state of good health or useful life through training and therapy.