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Invictus Games

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 7468 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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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 3361 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

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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 5503 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

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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 5021 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 4068 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

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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 4280 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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Invictus Games – Swimming video

04/10/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4465 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

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Invictus Games – Archery video

04/10/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4515 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

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Australian athletes enter the 2017 Invictus Games closing ceremony in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.
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Invictus Games team arrive home – with 51 medals

04/10/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4694 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

Australia’s Invictus Games team arrived home yesterday thrilled with their personal results and the 51-medal haul from this year’s games.

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Australian team co-captains Captain Emma Kadziolka and Sergeant Peter Rutland and their families display the Invictus Games Flag after officially accepting it on behalf of Sydney, during the 2017 closing ceremony in Toronto. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.
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Aussies take Invictus Flag – Kiwis trumpet best medal haul

03/10/201712/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4977 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

The achievements of more than 550 wounded warriors were celebrated on Saturday night, 30 September, at the closing ceremony of

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Invictus Games 2017 – Wheelchair Rugby

29/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2906 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

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Invictus Games 2017 – Indoor Rowing

29/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2900 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

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Invictus Games 2017 – Wheelchair Tennis

29/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2800 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

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Australian Invictus Games indoor rowing team members are happy with their performance. Photo by Leading Seaman Jayson Tufrey.
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Aussies performing well in Toronto

29/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3943 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

The medal tally for the Australian team was impressive at the half way point of 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto

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Invictus Games 2017 – Powerlifting

29/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3089 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

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Former soldier Jeff Wright is assisted after a fall in a wheelchair basketball pool match against Denmark. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.
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High hopes for Invictus Games coverage dashed

29/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3587 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

CONTACT had high hopes that this year’s Invictus Games coverage would be big, reliable and worthy of passing on to

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Trackside action at the Invictus Games

26/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3178 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

The first full day of competition of the Invictus Games on Sunday in Toronto meant plenty of action with the

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Royal Australian Air Force officer and Australian Invictus Games athlete Pilot Officer Nathan Parker (right) with his bronze medal for the 100 meter sprint competition at York University athletics track as part of the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Leading Seaman Jason Tuffrey.
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Aussies landing Invictus medals already

25/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4550 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

Royal Australian Air Force’s Pilot Officer Nathan Parker (above) was among the first Aussie medal winners early in the Invictus

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Australian athletes Chris Clark, Leading Aircraftwoman Melissa Roberts, Jason McNulty and Sarah Watson enter the 2017 Invictus Games opening ceremony in Toronto. Photo by Corporal Mark Doran.
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Invictus Games Opening Ceremony

25/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4940 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

The countdown is over for this year’s Invictus Games – the Australian team joined up with 16 other countries on

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Opening Ceremony Invictus Games 2017

23/09/201710/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3835 Views 0 Comments Invictus Games, Invictus Games 2017

Governor General of Canada David Johnston officially declared the Invictus Games open during a ceremony at the Air Canada Centre

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