Warrior Games

The Warrior Games is a multi-sport event for wounded, injured or ill service personnel and veterans organized by the United States Department of Defense (DoD).

It was created by John Wordin working with Gen. Gary Cheek (U.S. Army) while participating in the Ride 2 Recovery 2009 Texas Challenge.

Subsequently, a meeting was held at the Pentagon with USO (Sloan Gibson, Kevin Wensing, Jeff Hill) Gen Cheek, Gen. David Blackledge and Sgt.

Britain's Prince Harry, at the time serving as a captain and helicopter pilot in the British Army, opened the Games that year.

It was hosted by the United States Army as the first on a rotational basis with the Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command.

[12] Sponsors of the games included Boeing, Fisher House, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, United Airlines, the Bob Woodruff Foundation, and many other companies.

[22][23] Organized by the U.S. Special Operations Command, the 2019 games hosted in Tampa, Florida broke records in attendance and the number of featured sports.

[28][29] The Armed Forces of Ukraine participated for the first time, after a month-long training program in the United Kingdom at RAF Brize Norton before traveling to the games.