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Information about volunteer opportunities will be available closer to the event so check back soon! The Warrior Games will feature 13 sports: archery, cycling, track, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball, rowing, powerlifting, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby and, for the first time in Warrior Games history, golf. To qualify for the Warrior Games teams, athletes participate in camps, clinics, trials or similar means for their respective service teams.

This year the Warrior Games will be hosted by U. Special Operations Command in Orlando, Florida. The Warrior Games were established to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and to expose them to adaptive sports.

Visitors and participants will walk away with a better understanding of adaptive sports through an exciting and entertaining atmosphere, and will gain with additional understanding of how to support our athletes. The Games promise to live up to the success of previous games and will be memorable for the athletes, enjoyable for their caregivers and family members, and inspirational and educational for spectators and other supporters.

What are the Warrior Games? Created in , the DoD Warrior Games introduce wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to Paralympic-style sports. These athletes have overcome significant physical and behavioral injuries and prove that life can continue after becoming wounded, ill or injured.

When and where will the DoD Warrior Games competition take place? Opening and closing ceremonies athletic competitions will take place at venues in Orlando. Why are Warrior Games being held in Orlando?

Orlando was selected by Department of Defense because of the supportive relationship between the military and the community interaction between our wounded, ill or injured warriors and the citizens they defend. What is the difference between Warrior Games and Invictus Games? Special Operations Command and compete against each other. Invictus Games is an international competition and selected U.

Competitions like Warrior Games aid in holistic healing of wounded, ill and injured service members throughout their recovery and rehabilitation process: mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically and socially.

Are you connected to the Wounded Warrior Project? We are not connected. What sports will athletes compete in at the Warrior Games? The DoD Warrior Games will feature athletes competing in 14 adaptive sports: archery, cycling, track, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball, powerlifting, time-trial cycling indoor rowing and, for the first time in Warrior Games history, golf, wheelchair tennis and whe elchair rugby.

How many athletes will participate in the Warrior Games? We expect more than U. Who is eligible to participate? Wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans can all apply to participate through their respective services. Athletes qualified for the Warrior Games by participating in structured camps, clinics, trials and daily adaptive sports activities that were executed nationwide with support from the DoD Office of Warrior Care Policy Military Adaptive Sports Program.

The athletes are able to compete based on their professionalism, dedication and determination, as well as the military medical teams and families supporting their recovery.

Are the Warrior Games open to athletes from other countries? For the first time, athletes from The Netherlands and Denmark will participate.

This will be the seventh time athletes from the U.