5 Seoul veterans center members named to Korea's Invictus Games team
Five young veterans connected to Seoul’s counseling center for young wounded veterans, the first such center run by a local government in Korea, have been named to Korea’s 11-member team for the 2027 Invictus Games, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday. The Invictus Games is an international multisport event for service members and veterans who were wounded, injured or became ill…
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced that five young veterans from the city's counseling center for young wounded veterans will form Korea's 11-member team for the 2027 Invictus Games. The Invictus Games, founded by Britain's Prince Harry in 2014, is an international multisport event for service members and veterans who were wounded, injured, or became ill during military service.
The selected athletes include two members of the center's peer support group, a former head of operations at the center, and two current staff members. All of the selected individuals were injured while serving in the military and have since rebuilt their lives through rehabilitation and sports. One of the athletes, a former Army aircraft maintenance noncommissioned officer, was partially paralyzed in both legs after a four-story fall in 2008 and later took up para rowing.
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