Photo: Invictus Games
While the tabloids may cover every waking moment of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, they’re giving them something else to talk about - the fifth Invictus Games.
Royally inspired,
The Last Night’s Game Team
1. Inspired after visiting the Warrior Games in the U.S., Harry the Duke of Sussex founded the Invictus Games in 2013. The Games are an international sporting event for injured servicemen and women. Due to Coronavirus, these Games were postponed from 2020 to 2021 and then again to 2022.
2. 'Invictus' means unconquered, which is reflected in the motto for the games. The motto, "I AM," embodies the belief that a person can still be undefeatable even with an illness or injury.
3. Competitors from 17 allied nations are all active duty and veteran service members who have been become ill or injured during or as a direct consequence of their service. Team USA has 65 athletes competing.
4. More than 500 competitors will descend on The Hague, Netherlands, for the fifth installment of the Games (April 16-22). The six days of competition feature ten adaptive sports, including archery, track and field, powerlifting and, for the first time, golf. Complete schedule
5. Team Ukraine received special permission from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to compete in the competition. The duke said he encouraged the athletes to compete "not simply to show your strength but to tell your truth, the truth, of what is happening in your country."
