In Toronto for the first time, the 2017 Invictus Games provided athletes with uplifting, rewarding and awe-inspiring moments By John Groth & Brittany Martin What Team USA member and active duty Army nurse Kelly Elmlinger will remember about the 2017 Invictus Games won’t be her six gold medals. Nor will it be the opportunity to […]
Friday at the Invictus Games had ice hockey, swimming and a horse named Invictus By John Groth Athletes try sled hockey during the exhibition at the 2017 Invictus Games. (Photo by Courtney Verrill) TORONTO – For Ivan Sears, competing in the para ice hockey exhibition was so worth it Friday at the 2017 Invictus Games. […]
Although the United States didn’t repeat as wheelchair rugby champions, Team USA still ended up with a podium performance – earning a bronze medal at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto By John Groth Anthony McDaniel, middle, tries to push his way through his opponents during the bronze medal match Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, at […]
Athletes test their skills in archery at the Invictus Games By Brittany Martin Jack Cummings of Team United Kingdom competes in the archery event at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio). Fort York Historic Site in downtown Toronto has seen its share of military battles, but on Wednesday it was […]
After missing the United States’ morning matches because he was competing in the cycling event, Varela’s early try-scoring spree helped lift his team to a victory – and even more importantly, the defending gold-medal winners, into the tournament’s semifinals By John Groth Henry Varela (right) blocks his opponent during a wheelchair rugby match against Team […]
Rolling hills and fast greens greeted athletes competing in golf Tuesday, as the newest sport for the 2017 Invictus Games teed off at the par-71 St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto By Brittany Martin Team USA’s Michael Nicholson takes a swing at the second hole in his Paragolfer during the golf competition at […]
A slew of enthusiastic spectators crowded Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto Monday to witness the semi-finals and finals wheelchair tennis matches of the 2017 Invictus Games By Brittany Martin A large crowd is seen at the final day of wheelchair tennis at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto. (Photo by Courtney Verrill) A slew […]
Track and field competitors were ready to roll Sunday at the York Lions Stadium in Toronto during the 2017 Invictus Games By Brittany Martin Paralyzed Veterans of America Gateway Chapter member Amy Dotson competes in a track and field event at the 2017 Invictus Games. (Photo by Courtney Verrill) Despite 80-plus degree temperatures, track and […]
Celebrities, special guests, friends and families joined together at the Air Canada Centre to celebrate and welcome injured and ill service members and veterans from 17 different nations to Toronto for the 2017 Invictus Games By Brittany Martin Prince Harry speaks during the Opening Ceremony at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto. (Photo by Courtney […]
Veterans put their driving skills to the test at the 2017 Invictus Games By John Groth U.S. Marine veteran Mark Mann (left) and U.S. Navy veteran Will Wilson chat about the Landrover/Jaguar Driving Challenge during the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio). After his first Jaguar Land Rover driving challenge […]