Meghan
Markle will no doubt be excited to hear that the Invictus Games-The Hague is just 100 days away. The
event’s official social media accounts shared a countdown video on Thursday,
showing a number of competitors preparing for the tournament.
The
competition will take place from 16 to 22 April at the Zuiderpark in The Hague.
Prince Harry visited the venue in The Netherlands just days after the birth of
his first child, Archie, in May 2019.
The Duke, who now lives in the US with his wife and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, founded the Invictus
Games in 2014 – an international adaptive multi-sport event in which wounded,
injured or sick armed services personnel and veterans participate.
It
celebrates the power of sport in recovery and how it can help, physically or
psychologically, those suffering from injuries or illness.
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| Harry visiting the Zuiderpark in The Hague in 2019 |
The
first event took place in London and since then has been held in Orlando in
2016, Toronto in 2017 and Sydney in 2018.
The
Games had been due to take place in The Hague in May 2020 but have been
postponed twice due to the pandemic.
In
January 2020, Harry also announced that the Invictus Games will take place in
Dusseldorf, Germany, for the first time in 2023.
As
part of the Sussexes’ deal with Netflix, Harry will appear in a docuseries
about the Games, as well as serve as executive producer on the show.
Heart
of Invictus, made
by their Archewell Productions company, will follow the competitors as they prepare
for the 2022 games.
