by Jenn Vieira | Sep 27, 2017 | News Release-EN |
A little boy flying home from the Invictus Games Orlando 2016 held his father’s hand as they sat together on the plane. The next day the boy asked his mother why people like poppa have service dogs, and she explained to him that war can injure people in their minds...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 27, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
Canadian Bruce Matthews won a silver medal in the men’s IF4 shot put event on the first day of athletics competition at York Lions Stadium. On Toronto’s hottest day of the year, the first-time Invictus Games competitor raised his arms in celebration after achieving a...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 27, 2017 | News Release-EN |
Luke Sinnott of Team United Kingdom competed in four track events in athletics, winning medals in three. Competing in the back-to-back events, he won silver in the 100-metre sprint, gold in the 200-metre sprint and 400-metre sprint. These are not Luke’s first Invictus...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 27, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
The United Kingdom’s Martin Tye won gold in the powerlifting heavyweight division at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre on Tuesday, while Ukraine’s Vasyl Pashkevych took gold in the middleweight class. Martin not only won gold, he pushed past his personal best of 185...
by Jenn Vieira | Sep 26, 2017 | Competition Highlight-EN, News Release-EN |
Men’s IT1 200m France’s Mickaël Mayali repeated his 100-metre performance in the men’s IT1 200-metre event by taking an early lead and staying well out in front for the entire race. He finished first with a time of 25.42. The Americans took second and third place,...
