Invictus Games

The Invictus Games is an international multi-sport event first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick military service personnel, both serving and veterans. The word invictus is Latin for 'unconquered', chosen as an embodiment of the fighting spirit of the wounded, injured and sick service personnel and what they can achieve, post-injury. The Invictus Games were founded by Prince Harry, when he was joint patron of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, along with Sir Keith Mills, and in partnership with the Ministry of Defence. Inspiration for the Invictus Games came from Prince Harry's 2013 visit to the Warrior Games in the United States, where he witnessed the ability of sport to help both psychologically and physically.

Infobox

Motto

I AM

First event

2014

Headquarters

24 Old Bond Street London, England W1S 4AP

Governance body

Founding patron: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Chairman: Lord Allen of Kensington Chief Executive: Rob Owen Deputy Chief Executive: Richard Smith Trustees: Karen Briggs Conny Wenting Jonathan Edwards Nick Loughran Glenn Keys David Richmond Joanna Roper

Website

Official website

Tables

· Host cities

Edition

Year

2014

City

London

Country

United Kingdom

Venue

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Nations

Opening ceremony

10 September 2014

Closing ceremony

14 September 2014

Edition

Year

2016

City

Orlando

Country

United States

Venue

ESPN Wide World of Sports

Nations

Opening ceremony

8 May 2016

Closing ceremony

12 May 2016

Edition

Year

2017

City

Toronto

Country

Canada

Venue

Air Canada Centre

Nations

Opening ceremony

23 September 2017

Closing ceremony

30 September 2017

Edition

Year

2018

City

Sydney

Country

Australia

Venue

Sydney Olympic Park

Nations

Opening ceremony

20 October 2018

Closing ceremony

27 October 2018

Edition

Year

2020

City

The Hague

Country

Netherlands

Venue

Sportcampus Zuiderpark

Nations

Opening ceremony

16 April 2022

Closing ceremony

22 April 2022

Edition

Year

2023

City

Düsseldorf

Country

Germany

Venue

Merkur Spiel-Arena

Nations

Opening ceremony

9 September 2023

Closing ceremony

16 September 2023

Edition

Year

2025

City

Vancouver-Whistler

Country

Canada

Venue

Vancouver Convention Centre

Nations

Opening ceremony

8 February 2025

Closing ceremony

16 February 2025

Edition

Year

2027

City

Birmingham

Country

United Kingdom

Venue

National Exhibition Centre

Opening ceremony

10 July 2027

Closing ceremony

17 July 2027

Edition	Year	City	Country	Venue	Nations	Opening ceremony	Closing ceremony
1	2014	London	United Kingdom	Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park	14	10 September 2014	14 September 2014
2	2016	Orlando	United States	ESPN Wide World of Sports	15	8 May 2016	12 May 2016
3	2017	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Centre	17	23 September 2017	30 September 2017
4	2018	Sydney	Australia	Sydney Olympic Park	18	20 October 2018	27 October 2018
5	2020	The Hague	Netherlands	Sportcampus Zuiderpark	17	16 April 2022	22 April 2022
6	2023	Düsseldorf	Germany	Merkur Spiel-Arena	21	9 September 2023	16 September 2023
7	2025	Vancouver-Whistler	Canada	Vancouver Convention Centre	23	8 February 2025	16 February 2025
8	2027	Birmingham	United Kingdom	National Exhibition Centre		10 July 2027	17 July 2027