Mike Hughes – Volunteer Profile
You can forgive the yellow-shirted volunteer roaming Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre wearing the Secret Service earpiece if he doesn’t immediately respond when you address him. Numerous people may be talking into his ear at any given moment. “I’m a...
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Transformed Lives at the Swimming Finals
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...
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Wheelchair Basketball: Highlights from the Preliminary Matches
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...
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Kevin Rempel Introduces Sledge Hockey to Invictus Competitors
Kevin Rempel’s bronze medal from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games sat on display at the MasterCard Centre for Hockey Excellence in Etobicoke as the sledge hockey demonstration got underway for the Invictus Games on Friday. As part of the Invictus...
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From Military to Murderball: an Interview with Chris Klodt
Few people consider playing a contact sport to come back from an injury. Canadian Forces member Chris Klodt is one of those “few people.” Chris and the rest of the Canadian squad entertained sports fans this week as they took on teams from around the world...
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Future Paralympian Takes Inspiration from Invictus Competitors
One of the biggest fans — and also one of the youngest — at the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 is nine-year-old Rio Woolf from London, England. Affectionately known as “Blade Boy Rio” on Twitter, Rio has his eyes set on competing for the United Kingdom in the...
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