by Jenn Vieira | Sep 30, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN |
The gold-medal wheelchair basketball match saw powerhouse Team USA take on Team Netherlands in the final competition of the 2017 Invictus Games. With Prince Harry and former US vice-president Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, looking on (and perhaps rooting for...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 30, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN |
September 29 was the third and final day of archery, starting with the women’s and men’s novice recurve bronze-medal match. Clare Langham-Phillips of Team UK won the bronze medal with a 6–0 victory in the women’s novice recurve. The men’s...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 30, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
The swimming finals saw competitors with a wide range of abilities take to the pool in front of an enthusiastic crowd that included Prince Harry and four-time Canadian Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak. The 17-year-old Invictus Games ambassador said she experienced a...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 30, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
New Zealand vs. Denmark: Vikings Dominate Kiwis Teams New Zealand and Denmark kicked off Friday’s preliminary wheelchair basketball action at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. “Let’s go, Vikings, let’s go!” The Danes clearly heard the cheers from the stands as they...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 30, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN |
With a final four that mirrored the Orlando 2016 Invictus Games, Denmark, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and United States entered the court at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre to a roaring, sold-out crowd on Saturday. On the last day of the Invictus Games Toronto...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 29, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
The wheelchair rugby finals at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre on Thursday featured big hits and intense action from four stellar teams. Fighting for top honours, Team UK faced off against Team Denmark. This was Denmark’s second trip to the wheelchair rugby finals...
