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Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitors Scott Reynolds, right, and Emma Murfet, centre, during a cycling training camp with University of South Australia staff in Adelaide, SA. Photo by Corporal Kieren Whiteley.

Cycling towards Invictus Games

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 770 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, mental health

Former maritime warfare officer Scott Reynolds suffered from a range of medical conditions leading to his medical discharge from the

The Australian Sports Medal was awarded to Team Australia competitors and officials in recognition of their participation at Invictus Games Sydney 2018 at a ceremony held at the Australian War Memorial. Story by Squadron Leader Amanda Scott.

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Invictus Games participants honoured

03/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1075 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games

Invictus Games 2018 competitors and officials have been honoured with the awarding of the Australian Sports Medal in a moving

Australian Invictus Games Wheelchair sports coach Navy Warrant Officer Andrew Bertoncin speaks with the Wheelchair Basketball team during a training session in Townsville. Photo by Leading Seaman Jason Tufrey.

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INVICTUS Games postponed

20/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1288 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2020

The Invictus Games in The Hague 2020 will not take place as planned from 9 to 16 May 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic – possibly deferred for a year.

Invictus Games Sydney 2018 – special issue of COMBAT Camera magazine out now.

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INVICTUS GAMES – COMBAT Camera issue 17

03/11/201830/01/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3407 Views 3 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

I have very great pleasure in presenting below, Issue 17 of COMBAT Camera, a bumper 100-page magazine dedicated to my

CONTACT's coverage of Invictus Games 2018 will be published in a special Issue of COMBAT Camera magazine on 4 November.

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CONTACT’s Invictus Games coverage – 4 November

23/10/201823/10/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1774 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Invictus Games 2018 in Sydney is in full swing and I’m in Sydney, photographing as much Aussie-team action as possible. When

Then Chief of Army Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie and Commander Joint Health Command Major General Paul Alexander chat with participants in the ADF Paralympic Sports Program. Photo by Sergeant Brian Hartigan.

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CONTACT will cover Invictus Games after all

13/10/201809/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2912 Views 2 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

I reported earlier this month that CONTACT did not receive media accreditation to cover the Invictus Games in Sydney next

Then Governor General Quentin Bryce chats with members of the ADF Paralympic Sports Program, including Private Liam Haven, left, who was blinded by an IED explosion in Iraq. Photo by Sergeant Brian Hartigan.

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CONTACT might be covering Invictus Games after all

02/10/201809/01/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 12974 Views 23 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

CONTACT – the Australian military magazine was informed it would not be allowed to cover the Invictus Games in Sydney

Official workforce uniforms of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018. ADF photo.

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Invictus Games uniforms unveiled

25/09/201825/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2757 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Official Invictus Games workforce uniforms were unveiled today to mark 25 days until the official start of the games in Sydney.

R&B artist Aloe Blacc will perform at the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Closing Ceremony.

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Major R&B act announced for Invictus Games Closing Ceremony

19/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3252 Views 0 Comments Aloe Blacc, Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Grammy-nominated artist Aloe Blacc has been invited to perform at the Closing Ceremony of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 at

Kiwi Samoan Nu Filo prepares for Invictus Games during a NZ team training camp at Burnham Military Camp. NZDF photo.

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Kiwi Samoan prepares for Sydney Invictus Games

17/09/201817/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1783 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Kiwi. Samoan. Amputee. Soldier. Son. Brother. Partner. Faamanu (Nu) Taulafo Filo Leaana will be tapping into all these elements that

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Invictus Games medal design revealed

06/09/201806/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3333 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Olympic champion Ian Thorpe joined members of the 2018 Australian Invictus Games Team this week to reveal the medal designs

NZDF Invictus Games team members are welcomed to Rolleston College, before talking to students about the healing power of sport. NZDF photo.

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NZDF Invictus Team back to school on sport’s healing power

17/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1726 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

New Zealand Defence Force’s Invictus Games team went back to school today to spread the word on the healing power

Nearly 1000 officer cadets and midshipmen from the Australian Defence Force Academy show their support to Invictus Games 2018 at University of New South Wales, Canberra. Photo by John Carroll.

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ADF flies Invictus Games flag – literally

17/08/201817/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2805 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Australian Defence Force establishments across the country will ‘fly the flag’ today for wounded serving and former serving military members

Australian Invictus team member Peter Arbuckle contests the ball during the wheelchair rugby bronze-medal play-off match against the United Stags during the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Leading Seaman Jason Tufrey.

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NSW launches public-schools Invictus Games Education Project

02/08/201802/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2254 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Years 5 to 12 NSW public-school students will learn about military service, veterans’ health and what it means to live

Invictus Games Sydney 2018 commemorative coins design and coins produced by the Royal Australian Mint ahead of the Invictus Games in Sydney in October 2018. Images supplied by the Royal Australian Mint.

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Royal Australian Mint launches Invictus Games $2 coin

23/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5967 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018, Royal Australian Mint

An image of a wheelchair competitor adorns Australia’s newest circulating coin, unveiled today by the Royal Australian Mint ahead of Invictus

Australian Invictus Games 2018 team member Trudi Lines prepares to pass during a wheelchair rugby exhibition match with RSLWA, in Perth. Photo by Leading Seaman Jason Tufrey

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INVICTUS GAMES – 100-day countdown begins

12/07/201812/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2406 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

The 100-day countdown to Invictus Games 2018 in Sydney begins today. FILE PHOTO (5 July 2018): Australian Invictus Games 2018 team

Ian Thorpe at the official launch of ticket sales, on the road cycling course for Invictus Games 2018, at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair on the Sydney Harbour foreshore. He was joined by two members of the 2017 Australian Invictus Games Team – Corporal Sonya Newman and Jeff Wright, plus Chief Delivery Officer of Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Michael Hartung, and NSW Minister for Veterans Affairs David Elliott. Invictus Games official photo

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Invictus Games ticket sales

02/07/201812/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2868 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

International swimming champion Ian Thorpe has called on Australians to buy a ticket and be in the stands to support

The Australian Invictus Games team on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. Photo by Pilot Officer Aaron Curran.

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Meet Australia’s Invictus Games Team

28/06/201812/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3483 Views 2 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

The members of our team for the first Invictus Games in Australia should be admired not just for what they

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Oz V UK Invictus teams take Ashes to the water

22/12/201712/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3038 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018

Wounded-warrior teams from Australia and the UK will steer two yachts in this year’s Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race under

Patrick Kidd, CEO, Invictus Games; James Baker, Boeing Australia –Veterans Champion; Dan Tehan, Minister of Veterans Affairs; Maureen Dougherty, President, Boeing Australia, NZ & South Pacific; Brendan Nelson, AWM; Lieutenant General Peter Leahy (retd) representing Soldier On, and Chair of Invictus. Photo supplied by Boeing.

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Boeing commits big to Invictus Games 2018

12/12/201712/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2798 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, AWM, Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2018, Soldier On

Boeing has announced major funding commitments to next year’s Invictus Games in Sydney, as well as to vAustralian veterans’ organisations and

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