Against all odds, the Ukrainian team landed safely in the Netherlands before the Invictus Games.
“We are pleased to share the safe arrival of the Ukrainian team in The Hague before participating in the 2020 Invictus Games,” the Invictus Games Foundation said on a Twitter account on Wednesday, along with photos of the athletes.
“They have been training for this event as part of their recovery over the past 3 years and hope to rejoin the Invictus community,” the statement said.
Prince Harry founded the Games, a Paralympic-style multi-sport event for wounded soldiers, in 2014.
The Games were originally scheduled for The Hague two years ago, hence the official name for 2020. Eventually they will start from April 16 to April 22, after being delayed several times and delayed due to a corovirus pandemic.
We are glad to share with you the safe arrival of the Ukrainian team before taking part in the 2020 Invictus Games in The Hague.
They trained for this event as part of their recovery and they hope to rejoin the Invictus community. pic.twitter.com/yfRl4SPxXH
– Invictus Games Foundation + ???? (@WeAreInvictus) April 13, 2022
Sadly, four members of the Ukrainian Invictus Society were killed in the attacks: Sergei Karajvan, Dmitry Olinik, Vladimir Motelchuk and Sergei Smilin.
“Everyone is a Warrior Games trilogy and competitor, and until they are ready for Invictus Games for The Hague 2020, they are all very active in the international Invictus community on the We Are Invictus platform,” the Invictus Games Foundation said. It read on its website earlier this month. “Competing in last year’s events, including the London Virtual Marathon and Online Rowing Championships”.
It is not known at the time whether the Ukrainian team will compete virtually or in person, making Wednesday’s news very important.
“It was huge.” There was a lot of uncertainty as to whether @invictusgamesua would catch up with @InvictusGamesNL, ”the veteran wrote. Jay Jay Chalmers On Wednesday. Chalmers is a friend of the Duke of Sussex and an Invictus Games medalist and will be announced this year at the Games.
“Thanks to everyone who made it, I can’t wait to go out and see you.”
The crisis in Ukraine continues, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex expressing support for Ukraine, providing donations to help people and media organizations on the ground and assisted organizations.
“Prince Harry and Megan are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and we are all among Ukrainians who are violating international and humanitarian law and we call on the international community and its leaders to do the same,” the royal family said. in a statement.declaration. It can be read in a statement on their site in February.
Both Harry and Megan will attend the games ’opening ceremony, which will begin on Saturday.
The games have a special place in the couple’s history as the two were publicly announced to be together (when they were secretly involved) at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto.
Source: Huffpost
