Sports
The programme for the Pescara Games included 24 sports and 245 events. Two disabled sports – athletics and swimming – were also contested, each comprising two events. Three sports were open only to men, boxing, football and water polo, while rhythmic gymnastics and two events of fencing (foil and sabre) were open only to women. Equestrian was the only sport in which men and women compete together. Water skiing was added as a demonstration sport.
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.
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