2016 Invictus Games Explained

Invictus Games – Orlando 2016
Host City:	Orlando, Florida, United States
Nations:	15
Debuting Countries:	2
Opened By:	Prince Harry
Previous:	2014 London
Next:	2017 Toronto

The 2016 Invictus Games was the second edition of the Invictus Games.On 14 July 2015, Prince Harry, founder and patron of Invictus Games Foundation, announced the 2016 Invictus Games would take place from 8–12 May 2016 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.^[1]

On 28 October 2015, Prince Harry and USA's First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden, launched Invictus Games 2016 at Fort Belvoir.^[2]

Organising committee

In order to bring Invictus Games to the USA, Military Adaptive Sports Inc. (MASI) was created, and worked to build on the success of the Invictus Games 2014 held in London.^[3]

Board Members of Military Adaptive Sports Inc.^[4]

• Chairman: Ken Fisher (Chairman and CEO of the Fisher House Foundation)
• Gerry Byrne, PMC’s vice chairman, also on the board of many NPO, including Fisher House, The Bob Woodruff Foundation, and Veterans Advantage.
• Paul W. Bucha, Vietnam War veteran.
• Martin L. Edelman, "of counsel" to Paul Hastings LLP,
• Bronwen Evans, Founding Director and CEO of True Patriot Love Foundation (TPL) of Canada, which has been raising record funds to support military families through its signature Tribute Dinners since its inception in 2009.
• David Fox, retired senior partner of Greenwich Associates
• Michael Haynie, vice chancellor of Syracuse University, responsible for Veteran and Military Affairs.
• Charlie Huebner, vice president of Paralympic development for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation (USOPF).
• Raymond W. Kelly
• Donna E. Shalala, President and CEO of the Clinton Foundation.
• Christie Smith, PhD, Deloitte Managing Principal for Consulting in the west region of the United States.
• Jacqueline A. Weiss, General Counsel of Fisher Brothers, responsible for legal affairs.
• Montel Williams

Ken Fisher served as Chairman and CEO for Invictus Games Orlando 2016.^[5]

Invited countries

All 14 countries from the 2014 Games were invited back, while Jordan was the only new invitee.^[6]

• Afghanistan
• Australia
• Canada
• Denmark
• Estonia
• France
• Georgia
• Germany
• Iraq
• Italy
• Jordan
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• United Kingdom
• United States

Sporting events

• Archery
• Driving competition
• Indoor rowing
• Paralympic athletics (aka track & field)
• Paralympic swimming
• Paratriathlon
• Powerlifting
• Road cycling/Road para-cycling
• Sitting volleyball
• Wheelchair basketball
• Wheelchair rugby
• Wheelchair tennis^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prince Harry Announces Second Invictus Games in Orlando. Invictus Games Foundation. dead. https://archive.today/20160502013725/http://www.invictusgamesfoundation.org/news/2016-announcement. 2 May 2016. dmy-all.
2. Web site: Prince Harry Joins First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Biden to Officially Launch Invictus Games Orlando 2016. Invictus Games Foundation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081447/https://invictusgamesfoundation.org/news/2016-invictus-games-launch. 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Military Adaptive Sports Inc. (MASI). Invictus Games 2016. 2018-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195717/http://invictusgames2016.org/about-invictus-2016/usa-host/. 2018-10-23. dead.
4. Web site: Board Members: Military Adaptive Sports Inc. Invictus Games 2016. 2018-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927001756/http://invictusgames2016.org/board-members/. 2017-09-27. dead.
5. Web site: Prince Harry Announces 2016 Invictus Games Coming to United States. Invictus Games 2016.
6. Web site: Countries. Invictus Games 2016 - Orlando - May 8–12 - ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. 12 May 2016. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20160515105443/http://invictusgames2016.org/countries/. 15 May 2016. dead.
7. Web site: Invictus Games 2016. Invictus Games 2016 official website.