The 2025

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was an adaptive multi-sport event for wounded, injured and ill veteran and active defence personnel, that took place in

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and Whistler in February 2025. It was the seventh edition of the Invictus Games and the first to feature winter adaptive sports.

Development and preparation

On 22 April 2022, Prince Harry announced that the 2025 games would take place in

and Whistler, Canada. It is the first edition of Invictus Games to feature winter adaptive sports, including alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling. The bid to host the games was submitted by

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, in partnership with the Government of Canada, the province of British Columbia and the two Canadian municipalities and in partnership with the local Lil'wat,

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, Squamish, and

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indigenous nations. The medal design for the games was conceived by artists of the four host First Nations, Levi Nelson, Mack Paul, Ray Natraoro, and Olivia George.

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and

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performed at the opening ceremony, while Jelly Roll,

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, and

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headlined the closing ceremony.

The Games

Participating countries

* , participating as "Afghan Unconquered"The 'Afghan Unconquered' team joined together with the nations of Invictus, for the first time in 2025, representing expatriate Afghans following the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan. They represent the injured and disabled who served against the Taliban, who escaped, and are now able to compete. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Team Unconquered - an international team composed of players from the United States, Canada, Ukraine, Belgium, Colombia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, & Lithuania

Sports

There were 11 adaptive sports contested at the Games. * * * * * * * * * * *

Medalists

Media and broadcast

In Canada, TSN and CTV broadcast the opening ceremony and TSN also had a daily recap show. In the United Kingdom,

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broadcast the games.

Notes

References

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