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Invictus Games

Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Flight Sergeant Nathan King prepares to throw during an athletics training session at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Story by Tina Langridge. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Invictus Games 

‘We look fierce’: Invictus Games kit revealed

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1895 Views 0 Comments ADF Sport, German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Invictus Games

The Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 Team Australia kit has been launched and it’s already been labelled a hit by the

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Flight Sergeant Nathan King, Assistant Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite and Able Seaman Taryn Dickens at the Invictus Games 2023 announcement of Team Australia's co-captains. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Andrew Dakin.
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Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia co-captains announced

18/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2146 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2023

Flight Sergeant Nathan King and Able Seaman Taryn Dickens have been announced as the co-captains of Team Australia for Invictus

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Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Flight Sergeant Nathan King at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
ADF People 

Second INVICTUS to raise the bar and pass the baton

26/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1511 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2023

Flight Sergeant Nathan King spent six weeks in ICU, half a year in hospital and nearly lost his life because

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ADF People News Personal stories Veterans 

Invictus Games Athlete Profile – Brooke Mead

21/04/202321/04/2023 Brooke Mead 3612 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2023

ADF service: I joined the Royal Australian Navy as a Communication Information Systems Sailor at age 18 in 2012. As a

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Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Karney Armstrong. Photo by Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
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Team Australia for Invictus Games 2023 announced

17/04/202317/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4780 Views 2 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2023

31 athletes will represent Australia at this year’s Invictus Games in Dusseldorf Germany this September. CAPTION: Invictus Games 2023 Team

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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.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Veterans 

Cycling towards Invictus Games

14/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1646 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

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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.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

Invictus Games participants honoured

03/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1927 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

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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.
Australian News Veterans 

INVICTUS Games postponed

20/03/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1943 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.

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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 4544 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

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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 2552 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

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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 3711 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

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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 13989 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

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

Invictus Games uniforms unveiled

25/09/201825/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3769 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.

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

Major R&B act announced for Invictus Games Closing Ceremony

19/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3922 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

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

Kiwi Samoan prepares for Sydney Invictus Games

17/09/201817/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2523 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 2018 medals
Australian Invictus Games News 

Invictus Games medal design revealed

06/09/201806/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4190 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

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

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

17/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2391 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

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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.
ADF Australian Invictus Games News 

ADF flies Invictus Games flag – literally

17/08/201817/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3771 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

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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.
ADF Australian Invictus Games News 

NSW launches public-schools Invictus Games Education Project

02/08/201802/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2990 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

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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.
ADF Australian Invictus Games News Veterans 

Royal Australian Mint launches Invictus Games $2 coin

23/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7063 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

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