Host city | Sydney, Australia |
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Motto | Game On Down Under |
Nations | 18 |
Debuting countries | 1 |
Athletes | ~500 |
Opening | 20 October 2018 |
Closing | 27 October 2018 |
Opened by | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex |
Main venue | Sydney Olympic Park |
Website | Official website |
The 2018 Invictus Games was an adaptive mulit-sport event for wounded, injured and ill veteran and active defence personnel, held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The fourth Invictus Games, an event founded in 2014 by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, included 13 sports (11 medal sports). It was the first Invictus Games held in the southern hemisphere.[1]