The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Fifth Invictus Games go to the Netherlands
The fifth Invictus Games will be held in the Netherlands in May 2020.
The Duke of Sussex said the Hague would stage the paralympic-style games for wounded and injured military veterans from across the globe and those still serving.
He will travel with new wife Meghan to Australia in October for the fourth Invictus Games in Sydney.
Harry is patron of the Invictus Games Foundation, which oversees the delivery of the tournament.
He founded the games and staged the first tournament in London in 2014.
This was followed by Orlando in 2016 and Toronto last year, an event attended by Meghan.
The Sydney Games, staged from October 20-27, will feature more than 500 competitors from 18 nations in 11 adaptive sports.
The Hague was selected after an international tender process, with Sir Keith Mills, Invictus Games Foundation chairman, noting that the bid “exemplified the Invictus spirit”.
He added: “Post-war, the Hague has undergone its own process of rebuilding and rehabilitation, a theme many of those competing can intimately relate to.”
Mart de Kruif, a retired lieutenant general who is chairman of the Hague Games, said: “We are very honoured that the Invictus Games is coming to the Hague.”
He added: “2020 is an important milestone for the Netherlands, marking 75 years since liberation. The Invictus Games provides the perfect opportunity for us to link the past to the present by paying a tribute to wounded, injured and sick service personnel who served, and are serving, the military.”