Invictus Voices: Behind the scenes at The Hague Games

04/21/22 • 31 min

After a two year delay, the Invictus Games have finally come to The Hague! From 16 – 22 April, over 500 competitors from 20 nations will be competing across 9 adaptive sports.

The word ‘invictus’ means ‘unconquered’. It embodies the fighting spirit of wounded, injured and sick service personnel and personifies what these tenacious men and women can achieve post-injury.
In this third episode of Invictus Voices, Deputy Ambassador Lucy Ferguson speaks to Team UK's Nathan Huddy and Team NL's Krystal van Dinter. The two competitors share their personal journeys and give a unique insight into what it's like being a competitor at the 2022 Invictus Games in The Hague.

After a two year delay, the Invictus Games have finally come to The Hague! From 16 – 22 April, over 500 competitors from 20 nations will be competing across 9 adaptive sports.

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Invictus Voices: Why the games matter?

After a two year delay, the Invictus Games have finally come to The Hague! From 16 – 22 April, over 500 competitors from 20 nations will be competing across 9 adaptive sports.

In the second episode of Invictus Voices, Deputy Ambassador Lucy Ferguson, speaks to Boy Coolen, Dutch Ministry of Defence Psychologist, and Helen Helliwell, Director of Armed Forces People Policy at the UK Ministry of Defence Helen, about how the power of sport can help wounded servicemen and women in their recovery – physically, psychologically and socially.

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Invictus Voices: The Spirit of Invictus and the Legacy of The Hague

After a two year delay, the Invictus Games finally made it to The Hague! From 16 – 22 April, over 500 competitors from 20 nations competed across 9 adaptive sports.

The word ‘invictus’ means ‘unconquered’. It embodies the fighting spirit of wounded, injured and sick service personnel and personifies what these tenacious men and women can achieve post-injury.
In this fourth and final episode Deputy Ambassador Lucy Ferguson speaks with Invictus Games Foundation CEO Dominic Reid & Invictus Games The Hague 2020 CEO Conny Wenting. They speak about their vision for the Games, the Legacy of The Hague, the symbolism of the Yellow Bench & much more!