5 Things To Know About Harry's Invictus Games
Royally inspired.
Photo: Invictus Games
While the tabloids may cover every waking moment of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, they’re giving them something else to talk about - the fifth Invictus Games.
Royally inspired,
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1. Inspired after visiting the Warrior Games in the U.S., Harry the Duke of Sussex founded the Invictus Games in 2013. The Games are an international sporting event for injured servicemen and women. Due to Coronavirus, these Games were postponed from 2020 to 2021 and then again to 2022.
2. 'Invictus' means unconquered, which is reflected in the motto for the games. The motto, "I AM," embodies the belief that a person can still be undefeatable even with an illness or injury.
3. Competitors from 17 allied nations are all active duty and veteran service members who have been become ill or injured during or as a direct consequence of their service. Team USA has 65 athletes competing.
4. More than 500 competitors will descend on The Hague, Netherlands, for the fifth installment of the Games (April 16-22). The six days of competition feature ten adaptive sports, including archery, track and field, powerlifting and, for the first time, golf. Complete schedule
5. Team Ukraine received special permission from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to compete in the competition. The duke said he encouraged the athletes to compete "not simply to show your strength but to tell your truth, the truth, of what is happening in your country."
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London Marathon
Prince Harry is on baby watch but that didn’t stop him from cheering on one London runner who ran the London Marathon dressed like the iconic clock Big Ben. The runner was attempting to break the world record for the fastest marathon run by someone dressed as a landmark building but it didn’t work out quite as planned. ‘Big Ben’ didn’t plan for the clearance of the finish line and got stuck. WHERE TIME STANDS STILL
Overtime
Meet Toasty, the new s’mores themed mascot for the minor league baseball team, the Rocky Mountain Vibes. The team was formerly known as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox but it’s not the name change (or the fact that Toasty could be an ode to marijuana) that’s getting the attention. It’s the fact that Toasty looks exactly like “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” host Guy Fieri. DESSERT DOPPLEGÄNGER
Sideline Stat
They’re young enough to make history but not to buy a cocktail. Three Washington Nationals (MLB – Major League Baseball) teammates made history last night as the first trio of teammates who are 21 or younger to homer in the same game. A CELEBRATORY ROUND ON ME. OH WAIT…
Coaches’ corner
Last night, Jaylen Brown and his Boston Celtics won their first game in the second round of the NBA (National Basketball Association) playoffs. His on court success has proved his haters wrong, including a former teacher who told him that she’d “look him up in the Cobb County jail in five years.” Brown shared that statement in a tweet exactly five years ago and look at him now. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
Go Forth And Conquer
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NFL (National Football League)
Not a chance. Break out the participation trophies because after yesterday’s games, the dreams of making the playoffs died for the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants. At this point the Browns would probably be happy with winning one game this season, something they still haven’t done yet.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner. The winner of this weekend’s celebration dance goes to (drumroll please), the best team in the NFL - the Philadelphia Eagles. Even the players on the sideline took a break from playing tic-tac-toe to get in on this Electric Slide action.
Overtime
After making their official debut during the 2017 Invictus Games, Prince Harry and his actress girlfriend Meghan Markle announced they are engaged. The Invictus Games are the mastermind of Prince Harry and honor wounded soldiers as they compete in athletic, Olympic-style events. More on the engagement.
Sideline stat
There were big upsets in college football this weekend including number one ranked Alabama losing to Auburn (#6). The Tiger fans were so excited they rushed the field to celebrate. Someone is always the party pooper and the school was fined $250,000 for allowing “access to competition area.” We’d say that’s money well spent. Don’t worry, the fans still carried on the tradition of toilet papering the trees on campus too.
Coaches’ corner
Things got weird in the recent college basketball game between Alabama (#25) vs. Minnesota (#14). The entire Alabama team, minus five players, were ejected from the game for their role in a bench clearing brawl. Then two of those players weren’t able to play, so Alabama finished the game with three players against Minnesota’s five (the number of players on the court according to the rule book) and they almost won.
