Host city | Düsseldorf, Germany |
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Nations | 21 |
Debuting countries | 2 |
Athletes | 513 |
Opening | 9 September 2023 |
Closing | 16 September 2023 |
Opened by | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex[1] |
Main venue | Merkur Spiel-Arena[2] |
Website | invictusgames23 |
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.
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]
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]
There are 10 adaptive sports contested at the Games.[9]
666 medals were awarded in 229 competitions.
Source:[10]
* Host nation (Germany)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
The BBC announced that it would stream the events on BBC iPlayer and Red Button.[11]