Prince Harry has cancelled the 2020 Invictus Games.
The 35-year-old royal often hosts the sporting occasion – which he launched in 2014 – yearly, however has been compelled to axe this yr’s video games as a result of ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The 2020 video games have been on account of be held in May in The Hague, Netherlands, however following the outbreak of the virus – which is also referred to as COVID-19 – Harry has determined to cancel the occasion till subsequent yr’s video games.
In a video message shared to the opponents of the 2020 Invictus Games, Prince Harry stated: ”This resolution was probably the most wise – and most secure – choice for all of you, for your loved ones and everybody else concerned in these video games. I understand how disillusioned you all have to be. This is a spotlight that so a lot of you want. I might encourage you preserve that focus as greatest as you’ll be able to. The good factor is you’ve got an additional 12 or so months to be even fitter, to get even fitter than you already are, to be at your absolute high psychological and bodily health.”
Organisers of the occasion – wherein wounded, injured or sick armed companies personnel compete in 9 sports activities – are actually seeking to host the video games in 2021, however are assessing all choices.
In an announcement, they stated: ”In gentle of the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, the Board of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020, together with the Invictus Games Foundation, are compelled to conclude that organising the Invictus Games The Hague 2020, offered by Jaguar Land Rover, can not happen as deliberate from 9 to 16 May 2020.
”We are actually investigating all choices to reschedule the Invictus Games, topic to the provision of key services and assets, to May or June 2021. Significant planning to scope and ensure this feature is underway.”
The Invictus Games is only one of many occasions impacted by COVID-19 – which has already claimed virtually 10,000 lives worldwide – with the likes of Coachella, Glastonbury, and Cannes Film Festival all suspending or cancelling their plans for 2020.
