Team Canada participates in the 2022 Warrior Games
Aug. 19, 2022
Global Korean Post
Team Canada’s 35-person contingent is departing today for the 2022 United States Department of Defense Warrior Games taking place August 19 to 28 in Orlando, Florida, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort.
Team Canada’s 35-person contingent includes 14 serving members and 21 Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), who acquired an illness or a physical or mental health injury while serving Canada.
Participants from Team Canada will take part in all 11 sports featured at the 2022 Warrior Games: archery, cycling, field competition, indoor rowing, powerlifting, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair rugby.
The goal of the Warrior Games is to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of ill and injured armed service members and Veterans by providing them exposure to adaptive sports. Participation in the Warrior Games represents the culmination of a service member’s involvement in an adaptive sports program and demonstrates the incredible potential of participants through competitive sports.
Team Canada members will be among more than 250 competitors, including those from various U.S. Service Branches, to compete in 11 adaptive sports throughout the course of the games.
The participation of Team Canada in the 2022 Warrior Games is led by the Canadian Armed Forces’ Soldier On program in collaboration with True Patriot Love Foundation.
