When Canadian broadcast veteran Scott Moore got the job as CEO of the Invictus Games coming to Vancouver and Whistler in 2025, he made sure to brush up on his royal protocol in anticipation of meeting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e huge supporters of the Invictus Games,91裸聊视频� Moore said of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan. 91裸聊视频淚 did make sure to ask how I should be addressing them when they get here, and I was told the simple sir and ma91裸聊视频檃m is fine.91裸聊视频�
Prince Harry and Meghan are in B.C. this week for the participating nations camp, where Invictus Games athletes and coaches from 19 countries will convene for lessons in the sports, including the new winter sports added to the 2025 Games of alpine skiing, snowboarding, skeleton, biathlon and wheelchair curling.
Moore said leading next year91裸聊视频檚 Games in B.C. tracks with his past experience, including stints with the CBC and as president of Sportsnet, but the Invictus Games aren91裸聊视频檛 91裸聊视频渘ecessarily a pure sports play.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淭his is sports as a transformative power,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 sports content, but it91裸聊视频檚 really about the participants and what they get out of it.91裸聊视频�
Prince Harry is the founder of the Games for wounded, injured or sick service personnel or veterans.
Up to 550 competitors from more than two dozen nations will take part in the B.C. event, which in addition to the new winter sports, will have events such as indoor rowing, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby.
Moore said there91裸聊视频檚 a unique camaraderie and collegial atmosphere among competing nations, which send athletes injured both physically and mentally as former members of their respective countries91裸聊视频� armed forces.
91裸聊视频淭hey understand that what we91裸聊视频檙e doing is participating in a sporting event, but also participating in each other91裸聊视频檚 journey to wellness,91裸聊视频� he said.
Retired naval lieutenant Stephen La Salle got word recently that he91裸聊视频檇 been selected for Team Canada at next year91裸聊视频檚 Games, and he91裸聊视频檚 hoping to connect with fellow injured veterans also on the 91裸聊视频渓onely journey91裸聊视频� of recovery.
La Salle, who lives in Ontario, lost his leg in an accident during a training exercise back in 2018, and said it91裸聊视频檚 been a difficult adjustment both physically and mentally.
91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檙e going from being somebody who used to be very active and you know, very athletic 91裸聊视频� to really adjusting to a new way of living and not necessarily being as active as you once were and overcoming the mental blocks to stay active,91裸聊视频� he said.
91裸聊视频淧hysical activity is so huge in dealing with the mental health aspect that comes from not only your time (serving) but your time being injured.91裸聊视频�
La Salle said his participation in the Canadian Armed Forces Soldier On program, and the Invictus Games next year, will give him a chance to connect with other injured veterans.
91裸聊视频淪omething like Invictus gives us sort of a reason to, you know, push forward,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淏ut the challenge I think for any veteran after being injured and being released, it91裸聊视频檚 a very lonely journey, so being a part of something like Soldier On and Invictus allows us to feel connected with other veterans and that community that we91裸聊视频檙e so used to and we miss so much.91裸聊视频�
The purpose of this week91裸聊视频檚 training camp is to support those nations taking part in the Games to build year-round adaptive sports programs.
Prince Harry and Meghan are expected to join the participants during some of the events at the camp on Wednesday and Thursday in Whistler and on Friday in Vancouver.
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