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Vatican hosted its own mini Paralympics half a century before Games’ official start

Vatican hosted its own mini Paralympics half a century before Games’ official start

Friday, March 6, 2026
More than 50 years before the first Paralympic Games were held, the Vatican had already hosted what might have been the very first international sporting and gymnastics event with athletes living with disabilities. The post Vatican hosted its own mini Paralympics half a century before Games’ official start first appeared on OSV News.