Who is celebrating his 39th birthday in Düsseldorf?
Do you know how many competitors are taking part? Or which nations are making their debuts? Or the name of the mascot? Test your knowledge here and learn more about the INVICTUS GAMES DÜSSELDORF 2023 presented by Boeing!
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How many competitors are taking part in the Games?
513
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How many editions of the Invictus Games have there been?
Six: London 2014, Orlando 2016, Toronto 2017, Sydney 2018, Den Haag 2022, Düsseldorf 2023.
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What is written on both sides of the Invictus Games medals?
A HOME FOR RESPECT
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Where and when will the next Games be held?
In Vancouver and Whistler from 6-17 February 2025.
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Who founded the Invictus Games and is the patron of the foundation with the same name?
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.
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What is Prince Harry doing on September 15, 2023?
He is celebrating his 39th birthday at the Invictus Games 2023 in the state capital Düsseldorf.
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Who is the official organiser of the Invictus Games?
The Invictus Games Foundation is the owner of the Invictus Games brand. It was founded in 2014 after Prince Harry’s first successful games. The organisers of the 2023 Games in Düsseldorf are the Invictus Games Foundation, the Bundeswehr and the state capital Düsseldorf.
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What is the name of the official mascot of the INVICTUS GAMES DÜSSELDORF 2023?
Buddy
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Why is there a Hovawart dog show in the Invictus Village every day?
Mascot Buddy is a dog of the Hovawart breed. These large, friendly dogs are often used as therapy and assistance dogs. That’s why the Invictus Village stage is used to showcase a number of Buddy’s fellow Hovawarts and their special skills every day.
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Which nations are making their Invictus Games debut in Düsseldorf?
Columbia, Israel and Nigeria.
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What criteria is used to accept countries into the Invictus Games?
The Invictus Games Foundation decides applications on a case-by-case basis at its sole discretion. Considerations that play a role here: what joining means for those affected in the respective country and for the organisation itself, and what assistance is made available to those affected in the respective country.
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Where can you watch the Games?
On our website www.invictusgames23.de there is a livestream showing all events of the Invictus Games.
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What was Prince Harry's motivation for creating the Invictus Games?
Prince Harry served with the British Army in Afghanistan and saw the physical and mental effects of war on his comrades. His goal was to give wounded soldiers a renewed appreciation and courage to live, and to enable rehabilitation through sport. In the USA he experienced sporting competitions for American veterans first-hand, and so the idea of the Invictus Games for soldiers wounded in action and for veterans from different nations was born.
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What does Invictus mean?
Invictus is the Latin word for undefeated, invincible. It embodies the goals of the Invictus Games, which shows wounded soldiers ways to new perspectives in life
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Invictus is also the title of a famous poem. What is it about?
Henley was diagnosed with bone tuberculosis at the age of twelve. A few years later, doctors amputated one of his legs below the knee. When surgical removal of the other leg was proposed in 1873, Henley resisted this amputation. Finally the second leg was saved. The poem describes Henley’s battle with the disease after a two-year recovery.
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
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Why are the Invictus Games taking place in Düsseldorf?
Bundestag member Dr. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann wrote a letter to Prince Harry, suggesting the Games be held in the state capital Düsseldorf. In September 2019, a German delegation led by Düsseldorf Mayor Thomas Geisel traveled to London to promote the Düsseldorf location under the motto “A Home for Respect”.
On January 16, 2020, Prince Harry announced that the Games would take place in Düsseldorf in 2022. Due to the Covid pandemic, a postponement to 2023 was necessary.
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What is the Invictus Village?
The Invictus Village is a central location on the event site that serves as a place for relaxation, information and informal exchange for guests, friends and families as well as competitors.
Institutions, clubs and companies host information tents on the topics of the Bundeswehr, rehabilitation and sport. Music, dance, culture and discussions take place on the stage with a daily changing programme. The physical well-being of the guests is also taken care of.
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How is Ukraine being represented at the Invictus Games?
Ukraine has sent 49 competitors to the Games, who are taking part in three disciplines.
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Who is Taira?
Yulia Paevksa, known as Taira, is Ukraine’s most prominent competitor.
She is a medical soldier and was taken prisoner by Russia, where she was tortured. She was released after three months. Because of her captivity, she was barred from taking part in the Invictus Games in The Hague. Her attitude: “Our mind is stronger than our body, obstacles give us wings.”
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Where was Rita Ora, the singer who will perform at the Closing Ceremony, born?
She was born in 1990 in Pristina, in the former Yugoslavia, now the capital of the Republic of Kosovo. She grew up in London. Today she is an honorary ambassador for Kosovo.
