by Jenn Vieira | Sep 26, 2017 | News Release-EN |
Princess Diana, the late mother of Invictus Games patron Prince Harry, championed the cause of land mine removal as a patron of the non-governmental organization (NGO) Halo Trust. Land mines have had a significant impact on the lives of many Invictus Games...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 26, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
The bronze-medal game started at 4:15 p.m. with Team United Kingdom taking on Team Australia. Kirk “Spike” Hughes and Cornelia Oosthuizen of the United Kingdom faced Sean Lawler and Stewart Sherman of Australia. There was an impressive spectator turnout, and the...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 26, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
Preliminary sitting volleyball competition got underway at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre on Tuesday. Eleven countries plus participants playing as part of Team Unconquered competed in a round-robin tournament. Sitting volleyball, which originated in 1956 as a...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 26, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
From morning to mid-afternoon, several pool matches took place to determine who would advance to the wheelchair tennis semifinals and finals. The first pool match of the day started at 8 a.m., with New Zealand versus Canada, pitting Kiwis Glenn Barnes and Aaron Gibbs...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 26, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
The medals at this year’s Invictus Games have undergone a distinctly Canadian alteration. Adorned with a bright yellow ribbon, which is symbolic of the Invictus Games, 13 maple leaves join the Games motto “I am the master of my fate” on the medal’s front, and...
