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All about sports: #1 – Athletics

All about sports: #1 – Athletics

The Invictus Games will still be held next year, from 29 May to 5 June, in The Hague. The competitors of the participating nations are back in action, fully preparing for the Games next year. Every competitor has his or her favourite sport. Over the next 10 months, we will be highlighting one sport at the time, based on conversations with competitors. For episode 1, which is about athletics, we talked with Emma Murfet (Australia), Sébastien Peyen (France), Levan Kvanchiani (Georgia), Thierry Dutrieux (Belgium) and Danielo Mercera (The Netherlands).
All about sports: #2 – Archery

All about sports: #2 – Archery

The Invictus Games will be held next year, from May 29 until June 5, 2021, in The Hague. The competitors of the participating countries are in the process of preparing themselves for our beautiful event, they already have almost a year more to prepare for it. Every participant has his or her favourite sports. In the coming months we will be highlighting one sport each time on this spot, based on conversations with Invictus participants. For article 2, which is about archery, we talked with Sonny Te Rure (New Zealand), Irinia Raudsepp (Estonia), Gabriel 'Gabe' George (United States) and Marcel Neagu (Romania).
All about sports: #3 – Wheelchair Rugby

All about sports: #3 – Wheelchair Rugby

The Invictus Games will be held next year, from May 29th until June 5th, in The Hague. The competitors of the participating nations are busy preparing themselves for our beautiful event, they have had almost a year longer to train. Every competitor has his or her favourite sport. In the coming months we will be highlighting one sport based on conversations with Invictus competitors. For episode 3, which is about wheelchair rugby, we talked to Lenny Redrose (Australia), Aaron Matheson (Canada) and Travis Dunn (USA).
All about sports: #4 – Swimming

All about sports: #4 – Swimming

The Invictus Games will still be held next year, from May 29th until June 5th, in The Hague. The athletes of the participating countries are now in full preparation, they have almost had a year longer to prepare for our beautiful event. Every participant has his or her favourite sport. In the upcoming months we will be highlighting one sport each time on this spot, based on conversations with Invictus participants. For episode 4, which is about swimming, we talked with Yulia Payevska (Ukraine), Jesper Smollerup (Denmark) and Raphaël Legros (Belgium).
All about sports: #5 – Sitting volleyball

All about sports: #5 – Sitting volleyball

The Invictus Games will be held this year, from May 29th to June 5th, in The Hague. The athletes of the participating countries are now in full preparation, they have almost a year longer to prepare for our wonderful event. Every participant has his or her favourite sport. In the upcoming months we will be highlighting one sport, based on conversations with Invictus participants. For episode 5, which is about sitting volleyball, we spoke with Florin Oprea (Romania) and Tristan Chitidze (Georgia).
All about sports: #6 – Powerlifting

All about sports: #6 – Powerlifting

Powerlifting. It seems to be one of those sports for which only power athletes get excited. But nothing could be further from the truth. In the run-up to the next Invictus Games, there are always team members in every participating nation with no history in the sport, and often (initially) no huge muscle mass, who throw themselves into this specific branch of weightlifting, with success!
All about sports: #7 – Wheelchair basketball

All about sports: #7 – Wheelchair basketball

To our regret, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Invictus Games cannot take place in 2021 either. But we will be back! In 2022, the Invictus Games will still be held. And until then, we will make the most of it together. The competitors of the participating countries who are facing postponement of the event will, with the support of all of us, continue to train for their favorite sports. In the coming months, we will continue to highlight a sport here each time, based on interviews with Invictus participants. For episode 7, which is about wheelchair basketball, we spoke with James Saville (Australia), Jeffrey Vroegop (Netherlands) and Jessica Garneau (Canada).
All about sports #8 – Indoor rowing

All about sports #8 – Indoor rowing

To our regret, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Invictus Games cannot take place in 2021 either. But we are coming back! In 2022, the Invictus Games will still be held. And until then, we will make the most of it together. The athletes of the participating countries who are facing postponement of the event will, with the support of all of us, continue to train for their favorite sports. In the coming months, we will continue to highlight a sport here each time, based on interviews with Invictus participants. For episode 8, which is about indoor rowing, we spoke with Stacey Adam (New Zealand), Mark Lind (Denmark), Marius Canuci and Catalin Olteanu (both from Romania). 
All about sports #9 – Cycling and Handbiking

All about sports #9 – Cycling and Handbiking

Over the past few months, we have highlighted one sport each time on this site, based on interviews with Invictus Games participants. For the ninth and final episode, which is about cycling and handbiking, we spoke with Janno Lepik (Estonia) and Lindsay Thomas (New Zealand).