Al Jazeera reported that about 500 candidates have entered selection for places on Ukraine’s planned 60-person squad for the 2027 Invictus Games, as Prince Harry met veterans and medics in Lviv.
Harry watched wheelchair rugby matches on Saturday, Nov. 14, as competitors sought places on Ukraine’s roster for the event, scheduled for Birmingham, England. Al Jazeera said the planned squad would be Ukraine’s largest yet for the Games and about 500 people had signed up to seek selection.
The prince also attended a gathering for medical workers convened by Superhumans, a clinic that provides rehabilitation to people injured in the war, the outlet reported. During his fourth visit to Ukraine since Russia’s war began in 2022, Harry said he had “taken a risk to come here.”
Al Jazeera reported that Harry, 42, established the Invictus Games Foundation in 2014 and serves as its patron. The outlet said the foundation’s programs use adaptive sports, esports and recovery work to assist military personnel and veterans who have been wounded, injured or are recovering.
Harry told veterans that the foundation would be ready to help Ukraine stage an Invictus Games after the war and a Ukrainian victory, Al Jazeera reported.
