The Invictus Games are a paralympic type sporting event that Prince Harry established for wounded, ill or injured service personnel and veterans. Although there are…
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Invictus Games – Swimming Finals Night
Jules: As I Ieft the pool yesterday I took a photo that speaks so many words for me. The pool looks huge, there are…
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Invictus Games: The Opening Ceremony
Jules: The first event in the competition started today – the Jaguar and Landrover driving challenge. The buses even got a Police escort. …
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The Other Invictus Games Teams Have Now Arrived
Nicki: Well the other teams have started to arrive and we have been inundated with Aussies – great to ‘catch up’ with them. I…
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Invictus Games: Settling Into A New City
Jules: We all met yesterday morning for a team photo. It will most likely be my favourite with us all as we are decked out…
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Invictus Games: 1st Full Day In Canada
Jules: Well we finally landed in Toronto and even though I was so incredibly tired, I was as grateful and excited as I thought…
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Invictus Games: From Whenuapai to Toronto Only 30 Hours of Travelling
Nicki: Somehow I managed to lose my wallet between getting off the Air New Zealand plane and trying to get through passport control. Yeah-nah,…
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NZ Invictus Games Team go through their final preparation
Nicki: The day started with a meeting explaining the day’s outline then I was then off to Indoor Rowing training – just a ‘little’…
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Qwik View – Jules Gilligan NZ Invictus Team Vice Captain
I’ve been working with Jules Gilligan since I first met her properly at the December Invictus Games training camp. I’ve been impressed with the progress…
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Qwik View – Nicki Fairbairn NZ Invictus Team Member
Nicki is an athlete I’ve been assisting with her preparation for the Invictus Games. Unlike other members of the team she is relatively isolated down…
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