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The 2016 Invictus Games: A True Display Of Strength

"It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul"

May 16, 2016

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The 2016 Invictus Games: A True Display Of Strength

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The annual Invictus Games, which this year took place May 8 through May 12 of 2016, are an "international sporting event for wounded, ill, and injured Service men and women--both active duty and veterans" that was started by Prince Harry after a trip to the Warrior Games in the USA in 2013. Fifteen nations participated in the competition held this year in Orlando, Florida with 410 medals being handed out and 3,064 people competing.

The theme the year was simply "I am" and both Prince Harry and the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama had some fun getting ready for the games

However when it came to the games, they were no laughing matter. As Prince Harry stated, "These guys do not want sympathy. They view it as an opportunity to put on a show for all those people who have supported them."

And put on a show they did, participating in archery, driving challenging, rowing, power lifting, road cycling, siting volleyball, swimming, track and field, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, and wheelchair tennis, for over a thousand of their friends and families

The third annual Invictus Games are set to take place in Toronto, Canada in September 2017.

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