The Invictus Games brought community spirit, inspiration, and purpose to British Columbia last month. The annual gaming event, which took place from February 8 to February 16, provided a series of meaningful initiatives to support veterans, adaptive sports, and local communities.

The Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 has already made a lasting impact, generating $5 million for rehabilitation and other programs for B.C.-based and Canadian veterans. The Whistler Blackcomb Foundation contributed a $368,000 Founders Pass Grant to keep new winter adaptive sport equipment and infrastructure in the community. In addition, local sport organizations across the province will benefit from a collective $750,000 grant for a wide range of new adaptive sport equipment. Canadian Tire also donated the Centre Court basketball floor from the Vancouver Convention Centre West to the Tsleil-Waututh Nation for community use.

The opening ceremony witnessed 800 performers entertaining the crowd at B.C. Place, including performances from musical stars Katy Perry and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. Local musicians, bagpipers, and dancers from communities around Vancouver and Whistler also graced the event.

The Invictus Games were founded by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, in 2014 to champion the post-injury achievements of wounded, injured, and sick military veterans and other service personnel. The games celebrate courage, resiliency, and the strength of the human spirit. The seventh Invictus Games brought together 534 competitors from 23 nations in 11 adaptive sports in the natural beauty of British Columbia, Canada.

Source: CBC