2023 Invictus Games

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.

Invictus Games – Düsseldorf 2023

Host city	Düsseldorf, Germany
Nations	21
Debuting countries	2
Athletes	513
Opening	9 September 2023 (2023-09-09)
Closing	16 September 2023 (2023-09-16)
Opened by	Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex[1]
Main venue	Merkur Spiel-Arena[2]
Website	invictusgames23.de
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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
• South Korea
• Ukraine (25)
• United Kingdom
• United States

Sports

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

•  Archery
•  Athletics
•  Cycling
•  Indoor rowing (14)
•  Powerlifting
•  Sitting volleyball (1)
•  Swimming
•  Table tennis
•  Wheelchair basketball (1)
•  Wheelchair rugby (1)

Medalists

Stef Wolf Wolput Belgium Gold Athletics 400m IT1

Stef Wolf Wolput Belgium Gold Athletics 1500m IT1

Stef Wolf Wolput Belgium Silver Athletics 100m IT1

Stef Wolf Wolput Belgium Silver Athletics 200m IT1

Stef Wolf Wolput Belgium Silver Athletics 4x100m

Thierry Dutrieux Belgium Silver Athletics 4x100m

Michael Happaerts Belgium Silver Athletics 4x100m

Jean Bernard Matthieu Belgium Silver Athletics 4x100m

Martijn Mariale Belgium Bronze Athletics 100m IT2

Peter Caubergs Belgium Gold Cycling Time Trial IRB2

Peter Caubergs Belgium Gold Cycling Road Race IRB2

Stef Wolf Wolput Belgium Silver Cycling Time Trial IRB2

Thierry Dutrieux Belgium Bronze Cycling Road Race IRB2

Thierry Dutrieux Belgium Silver Indoor Rowing Sprint IRC3

666 medals were awarded in 229 competitions.

Medal table

Source:^[10]

  *   Host nation (Germany)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ukraine (UKR)	12	14	8	34
2	Belgium (BEL)	4	5	2	11
3	United States (USA)	2	2	0	4
4	Great Britain (GBR)	2	0	0	2
5	Colombia (COL)	0	1	1	2
6	Canada (CAN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		20	22	12	54

Media and broadcast

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