Photos Invictus Games 2018

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Fresh from the Royal Australian Mint, the Australian Invictus Games 2018 gold, silver and bronze Medals on display in Sydney, NSW.

The Invictus Games is an international, adaptive multi-sports competition for current and former military personnel who have been wounded, injured or become ill during their military service.

The Duke of Sussex is the patron of the Games which will be held from 20–27 October 2018.

Ian Thorpe, OAM (rear), joins Australian Invictus Games team members (l-r) Kevin Jacoby, Nicole Bradley (co-captain) and Carrie-Anne Bishop for the release of the Invictus Games 2018 medals at the Rocks, Sydney.

Family and friends of Team Australia cheer on the participants as they compete in the cycling competition at the Domain, Sydney.

(L-R) Australian Army soldiers, Private Matthew Ullmann, Lance Corporal Alexander Simpson and Trooper Jonathan Leung, of the Invictus Games Joint Task Force, meet French Army officer Captain Phillippe Schupp, of the official French Delegation during the cycling competition at the Domain, Sydney during the 2018 Invictus Games.

Recumbent class cyclists take part in the Time Trial event in the Domain, Sydney.

The Australian Invictus Games Sailing Team competing in the Elliott 7 Team race during the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 in Sydney Harbour.

Australian Invictus Games competitors, Craig McGrath and Scott Reynolds, navigate the obstacle course during the Jaguar Land Rover driving challenge on Cockatoo Island as part of Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

Competitors test driving skills during the Jaguar Land Rover driving challenge on Cockatoo Island as part of Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

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Australian Army soldiers of the 5th Brigade show their support for competitors of the 2018 Invictus Games during the Opening Ceremony at the Sydney Opera House.

Royal Australian Navy sailor, Leading Seaman Boatswains Mate Liam Chandler, raises the Invictus Games flag during the Opening Ceremony at the Sydney Opera House.

Australian Invictus Games competitor, Stewart Sherman, congratulates New Zealand team members during the wheelchair tennis event at the Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

Australian Invictus Games 2018 competitor, and Army soldier, Private Luke Jones, deflects the ball during a Sitting Volleyball match against France as part of the Games at Sydney Olympic Park, Australia.

Australian Invictus Games 2018 competitors, and Royal Australian Navy sailors, Able Seaman Daniel Marsh (left), and Able Seaman Mark Daniels, shake hands with French competitors after a Sitting Volleyball match at Sydney Olympic Park, Australia.

Australian Invictus Games Wheechair Tennis competitors, Trudi Lines and Stewart Sherman, celebrate winning a match point during a game against USA at the Sydney Olympic Park.

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Podium finishers for the Australian Invictus Games 2018 Women’s Midweight Powerlifting event, Nicole Bradley from Australia (silver), Sebastiana Lopez from the USA (gold), and Alexia Vlahos from Australia (bronze), at Sydney Olympic Park, Australia.

Australian Invictus Games 2018 competitor, Nicole Bradley, hugs her coach, Brian Heilbronn, after competing in the Women’s Midweight Powerlifting event at Sydney Olympic Park, Australia.

Australian and New Zealand Invictus Games competitors acknowledge the crowd after their Wheelchair Rugby match at Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

Australian Invictus Games competitor, and Royal Australian Navy sailor, Able Seaman Marine Technician Mark Daniels, during a Wheelchair Rugby match at Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

The New Zealand Invictus Games wheelchair rugby team perform the Haka before a Wheelchair Rugby match at Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

The United States of America wheelchair rugby team during a match against Australia, at the Invictus Games in Sydney.

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The Australian and Polish seated volleyball teams battle it out during the Invictus Games in Sydney, New South Wales.

(L-R) Royal Australian Air Force officer Air Commodore Henrik Ehlers, AM, with Poul Lange Christensen bronze medal winner in the Individual Rowing event, and Royal Danish Army officer Brigadier General Sten Hulgard at the Invictus Games in Sydney, New South Wales.

Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC, supports the Australian rowing team at the Invictus games in Sydney, NSW.

Royal Danish Army officer Captain Klaus Hauge cheers on the Danish rowing team at the Invictus Games, Sydney, NSW.

Australian Army soldier Private Steven Reuter, of the Invictus Games Joint Task Force, provides support during a medal ceremony at the Sydney Olympic Park during the Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

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Royal Australian Air Force airman Warrant Officer Steve Weaver, of the Invictus Games Joint Task Force, prepares for a medal ceremony at the Sydney Olympic Park during the Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

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