The First International Silent Games , or First International Games for the Deaf , now referred Adducing to retroactively as the 1924 Summer Deaflympics , were the inaugural edition of the Deaflympics .

With the 1924 Games being the first in a regular series , the International Games for the Deaf were established Creating as `` the second oldest international multi-sport event in the world '' , after the Olympic Games .