2017 Invictus Games

Lighting of the torch to open the 2017 Invictus Games

The relay took place between 19 August and 26 September, visiting all 32 Canadian Forces bases and neighbouring communities, being carried by over 1000 torchbearers. The route was charted as being 7000 kilometres long.

The Games used some of the facilities from Pan American and Parapan American Games in 2015, held in Toronto.[2][3]

There was no athlete's village for these games, but the downtown Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel became an unofficial village for participants living there.[4]

The Royal Canadian Legion was asked by organizers to be a sponsor; the 30 members of the Legion council who met voted unanimously in support. Their $500,000 donation drew criticism from Canadian Veterans Advocacy, who suggested that drawing on the Poppy Campaign donations as opposed to other revenue sources was inappropriate. The Legion and columnists defended the use of funds as supporting the mission, noting other veteran welfare projects like purchasing a specialized MRI for a mental health clinic.[5][6]

The Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces at Air Canada Centre for the opening ceremony of the games.

A dog named Vimy was announced as the Games' mascot in April 2015.[1] It was named for the Battle of Vimy Ridge, considered by many as a defining moment in Canadian history.[7][8][9] A few days later, Prince Harry attended an exhibition sledge hockey game at Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Toronto Mayor John Tory, as part of a series of launch events at the Royal York Hotel,[10] and with Elizabeth Dowdeswell in the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Queen's Park.

All 15 countries from the 2016 Games were invited again,[11] while Romania and Ukraine made their debut.[12]

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September		23rd Sat	24th Sun	25th Mon	26th Tues	27th Wed	28th Thurs	29th Fri	30th Sat	Total
Ceremonies		OC							CC
Archery						●	●	8		8
Athletics			29	32						61
Cycling					11	11				22
Driving Challenge		1								1
Golf					2					2
Indoor rowing					18					18
Powerlifting				4	2					6
Sitting volleyball					●	1				1
Swimming							●	29		29
Wheelchair basketball							●	●	1	1
Wheelchair rugby						●	1			1
Wheelchair tennis		●	●	1						1
Total gold medals		1	29	37	33	12	1	37	1	151
September		23rd Sat	24th Sun	25th Mon	26th Tues	27th Wed	28th Thurs	29th Fri	30th Sat	Total