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Prince Harry has launched a new international sporting event called the Invictus Games.

The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, and the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, yesterday, 6 March, launched a brand new international sporting event for wounded, injured and sick service personnel from around the world.

The UK will host the first Invictus Games, which will officially commence on 10 September at iconic venues in London, including the Olympic Park and the Lee Valley Athletics Centre.

The event will see more than 300 competitors from 13 nations across the world take part in 8 adaptive sports ranging from athletics and wheelchair basketball to road cycling.

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