Thursday 15 May 2014 @ 14:10
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Let the Invictus Games begin

Tickets for Prince Harry's international sporting event go on sale this Friday, 16 May. 

Almost 2 years on, the iconic venues that brought us the London Olympics will once again play host to another international sporting event, the Invictus Games.

Launched by Prince Harry, the event will see wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women from around the world compete in various sporting events from 10 to 14 September 2014.

40,000 tickets will go on sale tomorrow, Friday 16 May, at 9am. It will be an opportunity for you to cheer on Team GB’s ‘wounded warriors’ as they compete in 9 adaptive sports including swimming, athletics, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

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