Invictus 2027, here we come!
Ahead of our involvement in the 2027 Invictus Games in Birmingham, Richard reports back from the 2025 games in Canada.
“As the dust settles on the Vancouver and Whistler Invictus Games last month, it allows time to reflect. This seems to be more important than ever with the geopolitical fracturing that is unfurling very publicly in front of us.
The Invictus Games is about one thing above all: character.
The strength of mind to come back from adversity, wounded visibly or invisibly on the battlefields of the world, and conquer the demons of frustration, anger and doubt; the strength of character to push yourself to new heights, and all the fear of failure and passion for success that accompanies competing at an international games.
It’s the determination, in front of your family and friends, to find what you can do, and not be limited by what you can’t.
The Invictus games is an extraordinary and unique event, taking those scarred by conflict and Service, and allowing them to express their hopes, fears and determination publicly, to a worldwide audience, to be the best they can be, just as they had been in Service of their country.
To make their families proud, to gain their friends’ respect, and to build the confidence and self-belief to tackle the rest of their lives. And winning? A nice bonus if you can.
At the Scar free Foundation, we are incredibly proud to be a part of the legacy of the Games as they come back to the UK, to Birmingham in 2027, where so much research into conflict wounds and scarring takes place and where every wounded soldier, marine, sailor or aviator returned to in recent conflicts.
We look forward to doing our small part in making Birmingham the best and most impactful Invictus Games in their history in a couple of years”.
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