About the Invictus Games
The second Invictus Games for wounded, sick and injured armed forces personnel will take place in Orlando, Florida, from 8-12 May 2016.
Acting servicemen and veterans from 15 countries will take part in 10 events over four days.
The venue is the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista.
Prince Harry, who founded the Invictus Games, said: "I have no doubt that the USA will see the bar even higher than London did and put on a great show."
The inaugural Invictus Games were in London in September 2014.
Athletes from 13 countries competed in nine events at the venues used for the 2012 Olympics.
The idea for the event first entered Prince Harry's thoughts in 2008, when he was serving with the British military in Helmond Province, Afghanistan, and returned on a plane with three fellow servicemen in induced comas.
He attended the Warrior Games in Colorado, USA, in 2013.
“This is about the power that sport has in rehabilitation,” Prince Harry said.
“When I spoke to some of the injured guys I was completely convinced that this was something we should do - a multi-sport, international event.
The countries taking part in the 2016 Games are Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Holland, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the USA.
Athletes will compete in archery, indoor rowing, powerlifting, road cycling, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and a new event, wheelchair tennis.
The opening ceremony is on Sunday May 8th.
The name Invictus comes from the Latin for ‘unconquered’ and was chosen after a brain-storming session Harry had with his team.
Invictus is also the name of a poem written by William Ernest Henley in 1875.
“The link with the poem seemed to fit and everyone loved it,” added Prince Harry.
“The name itself has so much strength behind it and I hope we can live up to it.”
