2025 Invictus Games
| File:2025 Invictus Games Logo.jpg | |
| Host city | |
|---|---|
| Nations | 23 |
| Athletes | 500+ |
| Opening | 8 February 2025 |
| Closing | 16 February 2025 |
| Opened by | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex |
| Main venue | Vancouver Convention Centre |
| Website | invictusgames2025 |
The 2025 Invictus Games was an adaptive multi-sport event for wounded, injured and ill veteran and active defence personnel, that took place in Vancouver and Whistler in February 2025.[1] It was the seventh edition of the Invictus Games and the first to feature winter adaptive sports.
Development and preparation
[edit | edit source]On 22 April 2022, Prince Harry announced that the 2025 games would take place in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.[2] It is the first edition of Invictus Games to feature winter adaptive sports, including alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling.[2] The bid to host the games was submitted by True Patriot Love Foundation, in partnership with the Government of Canada, the province of British Columbia and the two Canadian municipalities and in partnership with the local Lil'wat, Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh indigenous nations.[2] The medal design for the games was conceived by artists of the four host First Nations, Levi Nelson, Mack Paul, Ray Natraoro, and Olivia George.[3][4] Chris Martin, Katy Perry, Noah Kahan, Nelly Furtado and Roxane Bruneau performed at the opening ceremony, while Jelly Roll, Barenaked Ladies, and The War and Treaty headlined the closing ceremony.[4]
The Games
[edit | edit source]Participating countries
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2021).svg Afghanistan, participating as "Afghan Unconquered"[NB 1][5][6]
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Belgium- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
- 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 Israel.svg Israel
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
- File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
United Kingdom- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
- Team Unconquered - an international team composed of players from the United States, Canada, Ukraine, Belgium, Colombia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, & Lithuania
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Sports
[edit | edit source]There were 11 adaptive sports contested at the Games.[7]
- File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing
- File:Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding
- File:Indoor rowing pictogram.svg Indoor rowing
- File:Biathlon pictogram.svg Biathlon (14)
- File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Nordic skiing
- File:Volleyball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Sitting volleyball (1)
- File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton
- File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming
- File:Wheelchair basketball - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair basketball (1)
- File:Wheelchair curling - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair curling (1)
- File:Wheelchair rugby - Paralympic pictogram.svg Wheelchair rugby (1)
Medalists
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Media and broadcast
[edit | edit source]In Canada, TSN and CTV broadcast the opening ceremony and TSN also had a daily recap show. In the United Kingdom, ITVX broadcast the games.[8]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ The 'Afghan Unconquered' team joined together with the nations of Invictus, for the first time in 2025, representing expatriate Afghans following the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan. They represent the injured and disabled who served against the Taliban, who escaped, and are now able to compete.
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