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.
Development and preparation The games were to be held on 9–16 May 2020 at the Zuiderpark, but were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were then postponed again to the spring of 2022. 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. 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. Representatives of participating nations were also present. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands attended the closing ceremony on 22 April 2022.
The Royal Dutch Mint was announced as the sponsor and designer of the medals and other special sporty issues for the games.
The Games Participating countries The 18 participating countries of the 2018 Invictus Games were invited back, along with new invitations to Belgium and South Korea.
Due to COVID measures, Jordan, Afghanistan and New Zealand could not attend. The 17 participating countries were:
(host)
Another team titled "Unconquered" also participated in certain events consisting of competitors from multiple nations.
Sports There are 9 adaptive sports contested at the Games as well as the Land Rover Driving Challenge.
Land Rover Driving Challenge
Medalists
Land Rover driving challenge Team Christophe CollotFranck Poirot Mihai Ion TomaIulian Constantin Capatina Murtazi OsepaishviliOnise Jugeli
Archery Men's recurve Novice Open Women's recurve Novice Team recurve Novice Uffe ChristensenBubby JacobsenJesper Smollerup Krzysztof GozdzikRafal LisWaldemar Skoneczny Jean-François LavergneChristopher MooresWade Stach Open Iulian Constantin CapatinaEmil Florin CojocaruEduard Vlad Romila Dmytro AfanasievSerhii KalytiukVasyl Stuzhenko Anthony BoothChaze MelluishDaniel O'ConnorMen's compound Open Women's compound Open Team compound Open Brett CampfieldRichard DevericksDouglas Godfrey, Jr. Florin BolovanMarcel NeaguMihai Ion Toma Massimo AddioGiuseppe ErriquezAndrea Preite
Athletics Men 100 m IT1 200 m 400 m 1500 m 100 m IT2 not awarded not awarded 100 m IT3 200 m not awarded not awarded 400 m not awarded 1500 m 100 m IT4 200 m 400 m 1500 m 100 m IT5 not awarded 200 m not awarded 400 m not awarded 100 m IT6 not awarded 200 m not awarded 400 m not awarded 1500 m not awarded 100 m IT7 200 m 400 m 1500 m 100 m IT8 200 m 400 m 1500 m Long jump IJ5 Shot put IF1 Discus throw Shot put IF2 Discus throw not awarded Shot put IF3 not awarded not awarded Discus throw not awarded not awarded Shot put IF4 Discus throw Shot put IF5 Discus throw Shot put IF6 Shot put IF7 Discus throw not awarded not awarded Shot put IF8 Discus throw Women 100 m IT7 200 m 400 m 1500 m Long jump IJ5 Shot put IF1 not awarded Discus throw IF2 not awarded not awarded Shot put IF4 Discus throw Shot put IF5 not awarded Discus throw not awarded not awarded Discus throw IF 8 not awarded Mixed 4 × 100 m relay Kionte StoreyAndrew HollidayRoss AlewineMatthew Cable Rock FerlandGarrett PowersJessica GarneauDavid Malenfant Patrice LombetWolf WolputThierry DutrieuxPeter Caubergh
Indoor rowing Men Sprint IR1 not awarded not awarded Endurance not awarded not awarded Sprint IR2 Endurance Sprint IR3 Endurance Sprint IR4 Endurance Sprint IR5 Endurance Sprint IR6 Endurance Women Sprint IR3 not awarded not awarded Endurance not awarded not awarded Sprint IR5 Endurance Sprint IR6 Endurance
Powerlifting Men's lightweight IP4 Men's middleweight IP5 Men's heavyweight IP6 Women's lightweight IP1 Women's middleweight IP2 Women's heavyweight IP3
Road cycling Men Time trial IHB1 Road race Time trial IHB2 Road race Time trial IReB1 Road race Time trial IRB1 Road race not awarded Time trial IRB2 Road race Time trial IRB3 Road race Time trial ITB1 not awarded Road race not awarded Women Time trial IHB2 not awarded Road race not awarded Time trial IReB1 Road race Time trial IRB2 not awarded Road race not awarded Time trial IRB3 Road race
Swimming Men 50 m freestyle ISA not awarded 50 m backstroke 50 m breaststroke not awarded not awarded 50 m freestyle ISB 100 m freestyle 50 m backstroke 50 m breaststroke 50 m freestyle ISC 100 m freestyle not awarded 50 m backstroke not awarded not awarded 50 m breaststroke 50 m freestyle ISD 100 m freestyle 50 m backstroke 50 m breaststroke 50 m freestyle ISE 100 m freestyle 50 m backstroke 50 m breaststroke Women 50 m freestyle ISC not awarded 50 m backstroke not awarded 50 m breaststroke not awarded 50 m freestyle ISD 100 m freestyle 50 m backstroke 50 m breaststroke 50 m freestyle ISE 100 m freestyle 50 m backstroke 50 m breaststroke Mixed 4 × 50 m freestyle relay Andrew WilkinsonJames SavillePeter BrownChristopher O'Brien Sean WalshRobert DominguezAugust O'NiellRoss Alewine Brett CampfieldDaniel ClarkeAndrew BlackburnGarrett Kuwada
Team sports Sitting volleyball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair rugby
Media and broadcast The games were documented in a Netflix documentary called Heart of Invictus. Alex Jones and JJ Chalmers covered the event in a 6 episode nightly recap programme on BBC One from 17 to 22 April 2022. On 8 April 2022, the British embassy in The Netherlands announced the podcast series Invictus Voices, which features interviews with the competitors.
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