The first International Games of the Deaf took place in 1924 in Paris , and from now until now they are held once every four years, with the exception of the Second World War .
| I International Deaf Games | |
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| Host city |  Paris , France |
| Member countries | 9 |
| Of the participants | 148 |
| Opening | August 10, 1924 |
| Closing | August 17, 1924 |
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First Games
The delegations of Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Latvia and Romania participated in the first games in Paris. The games were successful. On August 16, 1924, the leadership of the sports delegations of the participating countries at the meeting decided to organize the Comite International des Sport des Sourds (CISS), the main goal of which was to establish a union of all sports deaf federations and develop their charter to establish and guide just appeared competition. In the same year, it was decided that games should be held every four years.
Sports
At the 1st Deaflympic Games, the program included 7 sports disciplines (6 of which are individual, 1 is a team):
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Team
- Football
Members
The I International Games of the Deaf was attended by athletes from 9 states [1] :
- Belgium (26)
- United Kingdom (34)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (1)
- Latvia (1)
- Netherlands (13)
- Poland (5)
- Romania (1)
- France (66)
Medal standings
Host Country (France)
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| one | France | 22 | 16 | 10 | 48 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 3 | 3 | 5 | eleven |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| four | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Belgium | one | four | fourteen | 19 |
| 6 | Poland | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 7 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total ： | 31 | thirty | 31 | 92 | |
Notes
- ↑ 1. International Silent Games (English) (inaccessible link) . International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Date of treatment April 12, 2015. Archived November 29, 2014.