Warrior Games Return to Colorado

Veterans and servicemembers will head to Colorado Springs for the third annual competition.

The Warrior Games presented by Deloitte are returning to Colorado Springs this year.

The Games are set for April 30–May 5. The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) will host the event, supported by the Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, USO, Fisher House Foundation, and the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

“We are excited to welcome our servicemembers and veterans back to Colorado Springs for the third annual competition,” says USOC CEO Scott Blackmun. “These Games truly exemplify the fighting spirit within each and every one of these athletes, all who have sacrificed for our great country.”

The Warrior Games were created in 2010 as an introduction to Paralympic sports for injured servicemembers and veterans. The competition has become a springboard for many servicemembers and veterans to continue participating in sports programs in their communities after the event.

Since its inception, medical treatment facilities, Warrior Transition Units and Wounded Warrior Battalions East (Camp Lejeune) and West (Camp Pendleton) have seen a more than 20% increase in sports program participation by wounded, ill and injured servicemembers.

More than 200 wounded, ill, and injured servicemen and -women and veterans are expected to compete in seven sports (archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track & field and wheelchair basketball) this year. Eligible athletes will be drawn proportionately from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Special Operations based on their disability.

In 2011, the Marine Corps defended its title as the Chairman’s Cup winner for the second consecutive year for the service branch that won the most medals.

For more information, visit usparalympics.org. 

 

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