The 2017

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was a parasport event for wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel and their associated veterans, which was held in

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. The third

, an event created in 2014 by

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, included eleven sports. It was the second Games to be held in North America, following the Invictus Games Orlando 2016.

Development and preparation

The CEO of the 2017 Invictus Games was Michael Burns.

Torch relay

The relay took place between 19 August and 26 September, visiting all 32

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and neighbouring communities, being carried by over 1000 torchbearers. The route was charted as being 7000 kilometres long.

Venues

The Games used some of the facilities from

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and Parapan American Games in

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, held in Toronto. There was no athlete's village for these games, but the downtown

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became an unofficial village for participants living there.

Funding

The

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was asked by organizers to be a sponsor; the 30 members of the Legion council who met voted unanimously in support. Their $500,000 donation drew criticism from Canadian Veterans Advocacy, who suggested that drawing on the Poppy Campaign donations as opposed to other revenue sources was inappropriate. The Legion and columnists defended the use of funds as supporting the mission, noting other veteran welfare projects like purchasing a specialized MRI for a mental health clinic.

Marketing

Canadian Forces Central Band at Air Canada Centre

A dog named Vimy was announced as the Games' mascot in April 2015. It was named for the

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, considered by many as a defining moment in Canadian history. A few days later, Prince Harry attended an exhibition sledge hockey game at

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in Toronto, alongside Prime Minister

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and Toronto Mayor

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, as part of a series of launch events at the Royal York Hotel, and with

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in the office of the

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, at the

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, Queen's Park.

The Games

Participating nations

All 15 countries from the 2016 Games were invited again, while Romania and Ukraine made their debut. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Sports

* Archery * Athletics * Golf * Indoor rowing * Powerlifting * Road cycling * Sitting volleyball * Sledge hockey * Swimming * Wheelchair basketball * Wheelchair rugby

Calendar

Source:

Medal table

Broadcasters

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was announced as the exclusive broadcast partner of the Games, in a deal covering both the Orlando 2016 and Toronto 2017 events. Events were shown on TSN. The station helped run the Toronto launch ceremony in May 2016.

References

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