by Jenn Vieira | Sep 29, 2017 | News Release-EN |
When Ulfat Al-Zwiri began wheelchair racing, it felt overwhelmingly unfamiliar, but she knew it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. After competing in the Invictus Games Orlando 2016 — where she had cheering spectators on their feet as she finished the 100-metre...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 29, 2017 | News Release-EN |
With his wife and seven-year-old daughter in the stands, major Laurentiu Serban won Romania’s first-ever Invictus Games medal on Monday. The team captain won bronze in the men’s IT1 1,500-metre run with a time of 5:47.71. This is Romania’s first time competing in the...
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...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 29, 2017 | News Release-EN |
Throughout the Invictus Games, Canadian competitors have enjoyed the lighter side of competition in a kitchen at the Loblaws beside Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre, one of the Games venues. During challenges dubbed Fueled Feasts, competitors shared some of their...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 29, 2017 | News Release-EN |
HeroDogTreats proudly supports the Canadian Service Dog Foundation and military veterans. The pet treats supplier showed its support for Invictus Games Toronto 2017 competitors by delivering custom gift baskets, filled with all sorts of different doggie goodies,...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 29, 2017 | News Release-EN |
The Invictus Games had a late entry into its sitting volleyball competition. One that has shown everyone just what the Games are all about. Comprised of players from four nations — Romania, Ukraine, Denmark and the United States — this mixed team formed when another...
