2018 Invictus Games
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| Host city | Sydney, Australia |
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| Motto | Game On Down Under |
| Nations | 18 |
| Debuting countries | 1 |
| Athletes | ~500 |
| Opening | 20 October 2018 |
| Closing | 27 October 2018 |
| Opened by | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex |
| Main venue | Sydney Olympic Park |
| Website | Official website |
The 2018 Invictus Games was an adaptive multi-sport event for wounded, injured and ill veteran and active defence personnel, held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The fourth Invictus Games, an event founded in 2014 by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, included 13 sports (11 medal sports). It was the first Invictus Games held in the southern hemisphere.[1]
Development and preparation
[edit | edit source]Venues
[edit | edit source]The events were staged on and around Sydney Harbour and at Sydney Olympic Park, in venues used for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
- Cockatoo Island – Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge
- Genea Netball Centre – Sitting Volleyball pool matches, Powerlifting heats and finals.[4]
- Quaycentre – Sitting Volleyball semi-finals and finals, Wheelchair Rugby pool matches, semi-finals and finals, Wheelchair Basketball pool matches, semi-finals and finals.
- Qudos Bank Arena – Closing Ceremony
- Farm Cove / Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney – Sailing heats and finals, Road Cycling
- Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre – Swimming heats and finals
- Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre – Athletics
- Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre – Archery
- NSW Tennis Centre – Wheelchair Tennis
- Sydney Opera House – Opening Ceremony
Funding
[edit | edit source]Jaguar Land Rover was the Presenting Partner for 2018 Sydney Invictus Games, as it had been for the Invictus Games since its inception in London in 2014. Premier Partners were Fisher House Foundation, Medibank, Sage Group, UNSW Canberra and Westpac. Aon, Boeing, Defence Housing Australia, Fidelity, Hyatt Regency Sydney, icare, ISPS Handa, Leidos, Lockheed Martin, Minter Ellison, Raytheon, Royal Australian Mint, SAAB Australia, Ticketek, Unisys and Workwear Group were Official supporters. The event Official suppliers were Amazon, Accor, CSM Live, George P. Johnson, Gold Medal Systems, Goodman, Great Big Events, Harvey Norman, Isentia, Norwest, Ottobock, Pages and Technical Direction Company. The Packer Family Foundation was a Philanthropic Supporter.[5] Founding Partners were the Australian Defence Force, Deloitte, Legacy NSW, Clubs NSW and RSL NSW. The Australian government donated $10,000 to the Games to mark the occasion of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.[6]
The Games
[edit | edit source]Participating nations
[edit | edit source]All 17 countries from the 2017 Games were invited to attend, with Poland joining for the first time, for a total of 18 countries.[7][8]
- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (host)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
- File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
- File:Flag of France.svg France
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
- File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
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Another team titled "Unconquered" also participated in certain events consisting of competitors from multiple nations.[9]
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Sports
[edit | edit source]There were 12 adaptive sports contested at the Games (with golf and wheelchair tennis as non-medal sports) as well as the Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge.[10]
- File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery (9)
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics (61)
- File:Golf pictogram.svg Golf
- File:Indoor rowing pictogram.svg Indoor rowing (21)
- File:Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting (6)
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Road cycling (20)
- File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing (2)
- File:Volleyball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Sitting volleyball (1)
- File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming (30)
- File:Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair basketball (1)
- File:Wheelchair rugby - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair rugby (1)
- File:Wheelchair tennis - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair tennis
- Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge (1)
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Wheelchair rugby
[edit | edit source]Wheelchair rugby was held at the Quaycentre over a two-day period from 24 to 25 October.[11] Men and women competed in mixed teams. Competitors from 6 nations competed in wheelchair rugby at the 2018 Invictus Games.
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (11)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (12)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (8)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (11)
- Unconquered (13)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (11)
Sitting volleyball
[edit | edit source]Sitting volleyball was held at the Quaycentre over a two-day period from 22 to 23 October.[12] One event took place, which was jointly staged at the Genea Netball Centre and Quaycentre. Teams from 12 nations competed in this event.
- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2021).svg Afghanistan (4)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (13)
- File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
- File:Flag of France.svg France
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
- File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
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Medal table
[edit | edit source]There is no competitive medal tally at the Invictus Games. Medals are awarded, but Invictus Games does not endorse or maintain an official scoreboard of gold, silver and bronze medals.[citation needed]
Competitors, not athletes, participate in the event that supports rehabilitation and recovery for wounded, injured and ill defence personnel and veterans.[citation needed]
Medalists
[edit | edit source]Archery
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's novice recurve | Darren Peters File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
Oleksandr Zozuliak File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
Kenneth Jepsen Hyldtoft File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
| Men's open recurve | Eugen-Valentin Pătru File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
Fabio Tomasulo File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
Bonaventura Bove File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| Women's novice recurve | Maiia Moskvych File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine |
Nikki Murillo File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
Cavell Simmonds File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Women's open recurve | Jennifer Collins File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
Jocelyn McKinley File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
Hannah Marguerite Stolberg File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Team novice recurve | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Maiia Moskvych Serhii Shymchak Andrii Usach |
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Christian Claydon-Smith Morten Bach Jensen Anker Sewohl |
File:Flag of France.svg France Cyril Auxant Luc Berton Jean-François Montoya |
| Team open recurve | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bonaventura Bove Piero Rosario Suma Fabio Tomasulo |
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Danut Nicola Ion-Catalin Pârvu Eugen-Valentin Pătru |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Jennifer Collins Scott McNeice Poppy Pawsey |
| Men's open compound | Stewart Sherman File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
Steven Sandman File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
Dorin Petrut File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania |
| Women's open compound | Christina Truesdale File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
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| Team open compound | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Ionut-Claudiu Butoi Augustin-Nicuşor Pegulescu Dorin Petrut |
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Matt Blunt Garry Robinson Steven Sandman |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Derek Anderson Mathew Belear Frank Gauvin |
Athletics
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Women
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- Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 m relay | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Matt Model Nathan Parker Stix Parker Benjamin Yeomans |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Joe Dillnut Kushal Limbu Daniel Majid Alex Tate |
File:Flag of France.svg France Benjamin Bouquet Guillaume Ducrocq Jean-Philippe Golf Mickael Ranchin |
Indoor rowing
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Women
Jaguar Land Rover driving challenge
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Team | File:Flag of France.svg France Cédric Arci Mickaël Ranchin |
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Craig McGrath Scott Reynolds |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Daniel Bingley Mark Perkins |
Powerlifting
[edit | edit source]Road cycling
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Women
Sailing
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hansa Dinghy | Cyrille Chahboune File:Flag of France.svg France |
Davin Bretherton File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
Pete Arbuckle File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| Elliott 7 team | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Paul Langley Craig McGrath Rob Saunders Marcus Wilson |
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Joakim Juul Eriksen Johan Høeg Hansen Trine Holst Jensen Kim Wilsborg |
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Jeroen Lunsingh Marc van de Kuilen Luuk Veltink Edwin Vermetten |
Sitting volleyball
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia David Dardzuli Enver Giglemiani Besarion Gudushauri Giorgi Jabakhidze Paata Jibuti Levan Mikava Mirian Mirianashvili Manuchar Nakishashvili Murtaz Osepaishvili Kakhaberi Zirakashvili |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Daniel Bingley Kushal Limbu Scott McNeice Michael Mellon Pa Modou Njie Netra Rana James Rose Daniel Shanahan Aveuta Tuila Paul Twitchell Alan White Darren Young |
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Egerd Erreline Rene Hinrikus Margus Hoop Ott Jõesaar Tarmo Lepik Ergo Mets Marek Piirimägi Madis Põri Ivan Smirnov Agor Tettermann |
Swimming
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Women
- Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Tom Foster Dean Knobel Nathan Whittington Andrew Wilkinson |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Alex Dewar Richard Gamble Michael Goody David Watts |
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Steven Bortle Dorian Gardner Alexis Eugene Padilla Michael Anthony Sousadocarma |
Wheelchair basketball
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Ross Alewine Josue Paul Barron Brian Canich Chance Field Matthew Grashen Stephanie Johnson Alex Michael Nguyen Chris Parks Ryan Pinney Joshua David Smith George Edward Vera Brian Anthony Williams |
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Jacco Dudink Jeroen Lunsingh Marc van de Kuilen Jelle van der Steen Ronald van Dort Edwin Vermetten Jeffrey Vroegop Alina Zoet |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Daniel Bingley Paul Guest Ryan Hewitt Lee Matthews Michael Mellon Richard Pullen James Rose |
Wheelchair rugby
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed team | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Pete Arbuckle Matt Blunt Davin Bretherton Matthew Brumby Dave Connolly Mark Daniels Braedon Griffiths Trudi Lines Pete Rudland Jamie Tanner Jeff Wright |
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Daniel Bingley Peter Dunning Michael Matthews Scott McNeice Michael Mellon Jeff Robinson Clive Smith Martin Tye |
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Josue Paul Barron Jay Collins Brant Ireland Sebastiana Lopez Ryan Major Alex Michael Nguyen Joel Rodriguez Joshua David Smith Sua Tui Brian Anthony Williams |
Media and broadcast
[edit | edit source]ABC was the broadcast partner for the fourth Invictus Games with extensive broadcasting relating to the Invictus Games broadcast across the network on free-to-air, video on demand (iVIEW), YouTube live streaming, radio, podcasts and online.[13] APN Outdoor was the official outdoor media partner, and Facebook the social media partner.[5]
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