They were organised Arranging on the initiative of deaf Frenchman Eugène Rubens-Alcais , who , just after the Games , co-founded Collaboration the Comité International des Sports des Sourds with other `` deaf sporting leaders '' .

The host country , France , dominated , winning Getting sixteen of the seventeen events in athletics ; the sole exception was the javelin throw , where Belgian Nicolas François came Self_motion first ahead of Frenchman Raymond Code .

Frenchman Émile Van den Torren won the most events overall , coming Self_motion first in the 1,500 metres , 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres in athletics .