From 12 to 15 November, Lviv will host the Ukrainian Invictus Games — the sixth national selection event for the international Invictus Games Birmingham 2027. Over four days, male and female veterans, as well as serving personnel with wounds, injuries or illnesses, will compete in adaptive sports for a place on Team Ukraine.
Following the competitions, 60 participants will be selected for the national team that will represent our country at the Invictus Games in Birmingham. The organisers stress that this will be the largest Ukrainian team in the entire history of the country’s participation in these international games.
The Ukrainian Invictus Games are part of a national movement to develop adaptive sport and to support the physical and psychological rehabilitation of veterans and serving personnel. Both experienced athletes from the community and newcomers who are testing themselves in such competitions for the first time will take part.
Participants will compete in nine disciplines: archery, indoor rowing, laser run, powerlifting, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, swimming and pickleball.
The Games programme comprises four days of competition. The opening ceremony, as well as the archery and rowing events, are scheduled for 12 November. On 13 November, there will be competitions in laser run, powerlifting and wheelchair basketball. On 14 November, athletes will take to the court for sitting volleyball and wheelchair rugby. The final day, 15 November, will feature swimming and pickleball events, followed by the closing ceremony.
The opening ceremony is scheduled for 12 November at 10:00 at the Dnister Hotel, 6 Yan Mateiko Street, Lviv. The closing ceremony will take place on 15 November from 16:00 to 19:30 at the LEOLAND complex, 18 Andrii Melnyk Street.
The organiser of the Ukrainian Invictus Games is StratcomUA, the founder of the Invictus Games movement in Ukraine, in partnership with the Ministry of Veterans Affairs of Ukraine.
The Invictus Games are international sporting events for serving personnel and veterans who have sustained wounds, injuries or illnesses. Their purpose is to support participants’ recovery through sport, maintain motivation for an active life and draw public attention to the needs of veterans. The next international Invictus Games will take place in 2027 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.