2020 Invictus Games
| File:2020 Invictus Games Logo.png | |
| Host city | The Hague, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Nations | 17 |
| Debuting countries | 2 |
| Athletes | ~500 |
| Opening | 16 April 2022 |
| Closing | 22 April 2022 |
| Opened by | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex |
| Main venue | Sportcampus Zuiderpark |
| Website | invictusgames2020 |
The 2020 Invictus Games was an adaptive multi-sport event for wounded, injured and ill veteran and active defence personnel, that took place in The Hague, Netherlands in April 2022, after having been postponed twice. It was the fifth edition of the Invictus Games.[1][2]
Development and preparation
[edit | edit source]The games were to be held on 9–16 May 2020 at the Zuiderpark,[3] but were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were then postponed again to the spring of 2022.[4] The opening ceremony on 16 April 2022 was attended by the event's founding patron Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.[5] Also in attendance were Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, who is the Honorary Chair of the committee of recommendation of the 2020 Invictus Games and who christened the official Invictus Games Tulip in June 2021, and her son Prince Pieter-Christiaan.[6][7] Representatives of participating nations were also present.[6] King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands attended the closing ceremony on 22 April 2022.[8]
The Royal Dutch Mint was announced as the sponsor and designer of the medals and other special sporty issues for the games.[9]
The Games
[edit | edit source]Participating countries
[edit | edit source]The 18 participating countries of the 2018 Invictus Games were invited back, along with new invitations to Belgium and South Korea.[10]
Due to COVID measures, Jordan, Afghanistan and New Zealand could not attend.[11] The 17 participating countries were:
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
- 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 Georgia.svg Georgia
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (host)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
- 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.
Sports
[edit | edit source]There are 9 adaptive sports contested at the Games as well as the Land Rover Driving Challenge.[12]
- File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics
- File:Indoor rowing pictogram.svg Indoor rowing
- File:Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Road cycling
- File:Volleyball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Sitting volleyball
- File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming
- File:Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair basketball
- File:Wheelchair rugby - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair rugby
- Land Rover Driving Challenge
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Medalists
[edit | edit source]Land Rover driving challenge
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Team | File:Flag of France.svg France Christophe Collot Franck Poirot |
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Mihai Ion Toma Iulian Constantin Capatina |
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Murtazi Osepaishvili Onise Jugeli |
Archery
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Athletics
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Women
- Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 m relay | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Kionte Storey Andrew Holliday Ross Alewine Matthew Cable |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Rock Ferland Garrett Powers Jessica Garneau David Malenfant |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Patrice Lombet Wolf Wolput Thierry Dutrieux Peter Caubergh |
Indoor rowing
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Women
Powerlifting
[edit | edit source]Road cycling
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Women
Swimming
[edit | edit source]- Men
- Women
- Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Andrew Wilkinson James Saville Peter Brown Christopher O'Brien |
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Sean Walsh Robert Dominguez August O'Niell Ross Alewine |
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Brett Campfield Daniel Clarke Andrew Blackburn Garrett Kuwada |
Team sports
[edit | edit source]Media and broadcast
[edit | edit source]The games were documented in a Netflix documentary called Heart of Invictus.[13] Alex Jones and JJ Chalmers covered the event in a 6 episode nightly recap programme on BBC One from 17 to 22 April 2022.[14] On 8 April 2022, the British embassy in The Netherlands announced the podcast series Invictus Voices, which features interviews with the competitors.[15]
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