Team USA Secures Gold in a Wheelchair Basketball Final That Illustrated the Spirit of the Games
The gold-medal wheelchair basketball match saw powerhouse Team USA take on Team Netherlands in the final competition of the 2017 Invictus Games. With Prince Harry and former US vice-president Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, looking on (and perhaps...
read moreArchery Finals
September 29 was the third and final day of archery, starting with the women's and men's novice recurve bronze-medal match. Clare Langham-Phillips of Team UK won the bronze medal with a 6–0 victory in the women's novice recurve. The men's novice recurve...
read moreTransformed Lives at the Swimming Finals
The swimming finals saw competitors with a wide range of abilities take to the pool in front of an enthusiastic crowd that included Prince Harry and four-time Canadian Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak. The 17-year-old Invictus Games ambassador said she...
read moreWheelchair Basketball: Highlights from the Preliminary Matches
New Zealand vs. Denmark: Vikings Dominate Kiwis Teams New Zealand and Denmark kicked off Friday’s preliminary wheelchair basketball action at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. “Let’s go, Vikings, let’s go!” The Danes clearly heard the cheers from the...
read moreWheelchair Basketball Semifinals
With a final four that mirrored the Orlando 2016 Invictus Games, Denmark, Netherlands, the United Kingdom and United States entered the court at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre to a roaring, sold-out crowd on Saturday. On the last day of the Invictus...
read moreDenmark Takes Gold at Wheelchair Rugby Finals
The wheelchair rugby finals at Ryerson’s Mattamy Athletic Centre on Thursday featured big hits and intense action from four stellar teams. Fighting for top honours, Team UK faced off against Team Denmark. This was Denmark’s second trip to the wheelchair...
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