The 2018

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was an adaptive mulit-sport event for wounded, injured and ill veteran and active defence personnel, held in Sydney,

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, Australia. The fourth Invictus Games, an event founded in 2014 by

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, included 13 sports (11 medal sports). It was the first Invictus Games held in the southern hemisphere.

Development and preparation

Venues

The events were staged on and around Sydney Harbour and at

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, in venues used for the

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. * Cockatoo Island - Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge *

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- Sitting Volleyball pool matches, Powerlifting heats and finals. *

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- Sitting Volleyball semi-finals and finals, Wheelchair Rugby pool matches, semi-finals and finals, Wheelchair Basketball pool matches, semi-finals and finals. *

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- Closing Ceremony * Farm Cove / Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney - Sailing heats and finals, Road Cycling *

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- Swimming heats and finals *

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- Athletics *

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- Archery *

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- Wheelchair Tennis *

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- Opening Ceremony

Funding

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was the Presenting Partner for 2018 Sydney Invictus Games, as it had been for the Invictus Games since its inception in London in 2014. Premier Partners were

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and

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. Aon, Boeing, Defence Housing Australia, Fidelity, Hyatt Regency Sydney, icare, ISPS Handa, Leidos, Lockheed Martin, Minter Ellison, Raytheon, Royal Australian Mint, SAAB Australia, Ticketek, Unisys and Workwear Group were Official supporters. The event Official suppliers were

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, CSM Live,

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, Gold Medal Systems,

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, Great Big Events,

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, Norwest,

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and Technical Direction Company. The Packer Family Foundation was a Philanthropic Supporter. Founding Partners were the Australian Defence Force, Deloitte, Legacy NSW, Clubs NSW and RSL NSW. The Australian government donated $10,000 to the Games to mark the occasion of the

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The Games

Participating nations

All 17 countries from the 2017 Games were invited to attend, with Poland joining for the first time, for a total of 18 countries. * * (host) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Another team titled "Unconquered" also participated in certain events consisting of competitors from multiple nations. Source:

Sports

There were 12 adaptive sports contested at the Games (with golf and wheelchair tennis as non-medal sports) as well as the Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge. * * * * * * * * * * * * *Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge (1)

Wheelchair rugby

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was held at the

over a two-day period from 24 to 25 October. Men and women competed in mixed teams. Competitors from 6 nations competed in wheelchair rugby at the 2018 Invictus Games. * * * * *Unconquered (13) *

Sitting volleyball

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was held at the

over a two-day period from 22 to 23 October. One event took place, which was jointly staged at the Genea Netball Centre and Quaycentre. Teams from 12 nations competed in this event. * * * * * * * * * * * *

Medal table

There is no competitive medal tally at the Invictus Games. Medals are awarded, but Invictus Games does not endorse or maintain an official scoreboard of gold, silver and bronze medals. Competitors, not athletes, participate in the event that supports rehabilitation and recovery for wounded, injured and ill defence personnel and veterans.

Medalists

Archery

Athletics

;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Indoor rowing

;Men ;Women

Jaguar Land Rover driving challenge

Powerlifting

Road cycling

;Men ;Women

Sailing

Sitting volleyball

Swimming

;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Wheelchair basketball

Wheelchair rugby

Media and broadcast

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was the broadcast partner for the fourth Invictus Games with extensive broadcasting relating to the Invictus Games broadcast across the network on free-to-air, video on demand (iVIEW), YouTube live streaming, radio, podcasts and online.

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was the official outdoor media partner, and

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the social media partner.

References

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