2023 Invictus Games Explained

Invictus Games – Düsseldorf 2023
Next:	2025 Vancouver-Whistler
Previous:	2020 The Hague
Stadium:	Merkur Spiel-Arena^[1]
Opened By:	Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex^[2]
Athletes:	513
Debuting Countries:	2
Nations:	21
Host City:	Düsseldorf, Germany

The 2023 Invictus Games was an adaptive multi-sport event for wounded, injured and ill veteran and active defence personnel, that took place in Düsseldorf, Germany in September 2023, after having been postponed once. It was the sixth edition of the Invictus Games.

Development and preparation

The games were scheduled to be held in 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany.^{[3] [4]} Following the postponement of the 2020 Games in The Hague to 2022, the Düsseldorf Games were postponed to 2023.^[5]

The Games

Participating countries

Along with Colombia and Israel,^[6] Nigeria also made their debut at the 2023 games,^[7] becoming the first African country in history to join the Invictus Games. Iraq didn't participate in this iteration of the Invictus Games. The 21 participating countries are:^[8]

• Australia (31)
• Belgium (11)
• Canada
• Colombia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• France
• Georgia
• Germany (host)
• Israel
• Italy
• Jordan
• Netherlands
• Nigeria
• New Zealand
• Poland
• Romania
  • Ukraine (25)
• United Kingdom
• United States

Sports

There are 10 adaptive sports contested at the Games.^[9]

Medalists

666 medals were awarded in 229 competitions.

Medal table

Source:^[10]

Media and broadcast

The BBC announced that it would stream the events on BBC iPlayer and Red Button.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Venue. www.invictusgames23.de. 9 September 2023.
2. Web site: Watch: Prince Harry arrives for opening of 2023 Invictus Games in Germany. The Independent. Shabnoor. Irshad. 9 September 2023. 9 September 2023.
3. Web site: HRH The Duke of Sussex announces the Invictus Games 2022 will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Invictus Games Foundation. 15 January 2020. 15 January 2020. 16 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200116002225/https://invictusgamesfoundation.org/ig2022-announcement/. dead.
4. duesseldorf.de: Deutschland richtet die Invictus Games 2022 in Düsseldorf aus
5. Web site: Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 . www.invictusgames23.de . 6 July 2020 . 6 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706133955/https://www.invictusgames23.de/en . dead .
6. Web site: New Nations: Israel & Colombia. www.invictusgames23.de. 9 September 2023.
7. Web site: Invictus Games . 2023-09-29 . Invictus Games . en.
8. Web site: Nations and Teams. www.invictusgames23.de. 9 September 2023.
9. Web site: Sports. www.invictusgames23.de. 9 September 2023.
10. Web site: Competition Schedule. www.invictusgames23.de. 20 September 2023.
11. Web site: Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 lands on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and The One Show. BBC. 7 September 2023. 9 September 2023.