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Warrior Games
The Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, injured or ill service personnel and veterans organized by the United States Department of Defense.
The Warrior Games have taken place annually since 2010 except during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–2021. It was created by John Wordin working with Gen. Gary Cheek (U.S. Army) while participating in the Ride 2 Recovery 2009 Texas Challenge. Subsequently, a meeting was held at the Pentagon with USO (Sloan Gibson, Kevin Wensing, Jeff Hill) Gen Cheek, Gen. David Blackledge and Sgt. James Shriver. Soon USMC Col. Greg Boyle and the United States Olympic Committee got involved too. The first event was hosted at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which continued to host the event through to 2014. Teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy/Coast Guard, Air Force, Special Operations Command took part, competing in adaptive sports events that allow each athlete to compete regardless of their disability.
Athletes from the British Armed Forces took part in 2013, the first allied nation to join the event. Britain's Prince Harry, at the time serving as a captain and helicopter pilot in the British Army, opened the Games that year. His experience inspired him to create the Invictus Games, an international counterpart to the Warrior Games with representation from many national teams.
The 2015 event was the first organized by the Department of Defense. It was held June 19 to 28 at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Teams competed in eight adaptive sports.
In 2016, the event took place on June 15–21 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. It was hosted by the United States Army as the first on a rotational basis with the Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command. Jon Stewart emceed the ceremonies.
In 2017, the event took place in Chicago and was hosted by the United States Navy. Chicago was chosen by the Navy over seven other potential sites in the United States. It was the first time that the games were held off a military base or U.S. Olympic training facility. Sponsors of the games included Boeing, Fisher House, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, United Airlines, the Bob Woodruff Foundation, and many other companies.
Jon Stewart emceed the opening ceremony followed by a concert by Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton. The attendance at the opening ceremony, which included a video message from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, was roughly 10,000. Blues artist Sam Moore sang God Bless America and Soul Man.
In addition to teams representing all branches of the United States armed forces, Australia and the United Kingdom participated.
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Warrior Games
The Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, injured or ill service personnel and veterans organized by the United States Department of Defense.
The Warrior Games have taken place annually since 2010 except during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–2021. It was created by John Wordin working with Gen. Gary Cheek (U.S. Army) while participating in the Ride 2 Recovery 2009 Texas Challenge. Subsequently, a meeting was held at the Pentagon with USO (Sloan Gibson, Kevin Wensing, Jeff Hill) Gen Cheek, Gen. David Blackledge and Sgt. James Shriver. Soon USMC Col. Greg Boyle and the United States Olympic Committee got involved too. The first event was hosted at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which continued to host the event through to 2014. Teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy/Coast Guard, Air Force, Special Operations Command took part, competing in adaptive sports events that allow each athlete to compete regardless of their disability.
Athletes from the British Armed Forces took part in 2013, the first allied nation to join the event. Britain's Prince Harry, at the time serving as a captain and helicopter pilot in the British Army, opened the Games that year. His experience inspired him to create the Invictus Games, an international counterpart to the Warrior Games with representation from many national teams.
The 2015 event was the first organized by the Department of Defense. It was held June 19 to 28 at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Teams competed in eight adaptive sports.
In 2016, the event took place on June 15–21 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. It was hosted by the United States Army as the first on a rotational basis with the Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command. Jon Stewart emceed the ceremonies.
In 2017, the event took place in Chicago and was hosted by the United States Navy. Chicago was chosen by the Navy over seven other potential sites in the United States. It was the first time that the games were held off a military base or U.S. Olympic training facility. Sponsors of the games included Boeing, Fisher House, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, United Airlines, the Bob Woodruff Foundation, and many other companies.
Jon Stewart emceed the opening ceremony followed by a concert by Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton. The attendance at the opening ceremony, which included a video message from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, was roughly 10,000. Blues artist Sam Moore sang God Bless America and Soul Man.
In addition to teams representing all branches of the United States armed forces, Australia and the United Kingdom participated.