Prince Harry: Initiator of the Invictus Games, a sporting event for war disabled soldiers
Photo: Peter Dejong / dpaThe subject of disabled sports is an affair of the heart of Prince Harry: The 35-year-old is part of a Netflix documentary about the Paralympic Games. On the occasion of the publication, he has now expressed his admiration for the athletes.
"We are faced with the real strength of the human mind and the sheer power of thought - to overcome and achieve what most consider impossible," Harry told US celebrity magazine People.
"Drive, community and camaraderie"
"It proves that sport is much more than a physical skill. It is purpose and drive, community and camaraderie, ambition and self-worth." The documentary "Rising Phoenix" has been on Netflix since August 26th and was supposed to be released at the same time as the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, which have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2014, Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games, a sporting event for war-disabled soldiers. The first "Invictus Games" took place in London, with several hundred athletes from around a dozen countries taking part. At the 2017 Toronto Games, Harry and his current wife Meghan first appeared as a couple in public. The games planned for this year in The Hague have been postponed to the coming year due to the corona pandemic. The event planned for 2022 in Düsseldorf is now also scheduled a year later.
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