2023 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

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
•  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

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]

References

1. Irshad, Shabnoor (9 September 2023). "Watch: Prince Harry arrives for opening of 2023 Invictus Games in Germany". The Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
2. "Venue". www.invictusgames23.de. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
3. "HRH The Duke of Sussex announces the Invictus Games 2022 will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany". The Invictus Games Foundation. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
4. duesseldorf.de: Deutschland richtet die Invictus Games 2022 in Düsseldorf aus
5. "Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023". www.invictusgames23.de. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
6. "New Nations: Israel & Colombia". www.invictusgames23.de. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
7. "Invictus Games". Invictus Games. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
8. "Nations and Teams". www.invictusgames23.de. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
9. "Sports". www.invictusgames23.de. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
10. "Competition Schedule". www.invictusgames23.de. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
11. "Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 lands on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and The One Show". BBC. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.