2017 Invictus Games - wikipedia 2017 Invictus Games Invictus Games Toronto 2017 Host city Toronto, Canada Nations participating 17 Debuting countries Opening ceremony September 23, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 23 ) Closing ceremony September 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 30 ) Officially opened by Prince Harry of Wales Torch lighter Natacha Dupuis, Simon Mailloux, David Johnston Main venue Air Canada Centre Website www.invictusgames2017.com < 2016 Orlando 2018 Sydney > The 2017 Invictus Games is a parasport event for wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel and their associated veterans, which is being held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The third installment of the Invictus Games, created in 2014 by Prince Harry, includes eleven sports. It is the second Games to be held in North America, following the Invictus Games Orlando 2016. Contents 1 Development and preparation 1.1 Torch relay 1.2 Venues 1.3 Funding 1.4 Marketing 2 The Games 2.1 Participating nations 2.2 Sports 2.3 Calendar 3 Medal table 4 Broadcasters 5 References Development and preparation The Games CEO of the 2017 edition is Michael Burns. Torch relay 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 is charted as being 7000 kilometres long. Venues The Games used some of the facilities from Pan American and Parapan American Games in 2015, held in Toronto. Venue Events / Sports Air Canada Centre Opening and closing ceremonies York Lions Stadium Athletics Fort York National Historic Site Archery Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre Swimming, Sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball Nathan Phillips Square Wheelchair tennis Mattamy Athletic Centre Indoor rowing, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby St. George 's Golf and Country Club Golf High Park, Toronto Cycling Distillery District Driving challenge There was no athlete 's village for these games, but the downtown Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel became an unofficial village for participants living there. Funding 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. Marketing A dog named Vimy was announced as the Games ' mascot in April 2015. It was named for the Battle of Vimy Ridge, considered by many as a defining moment in Canadian history. 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, and with Elizabeth Dowdeswell in the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Queen 's Park. The Games Participating Nations All 15 countries from the 2016 Games were invited again, while Romania and Ukraine will make their debut. Afghanistan Australia Canada Denmark Estonia France Georgia Germany Iraq Italy Jordan Netherlands New Zealand Romania Ukraine United Kingdom United States Sports Archery Athletics Golf Indoor rowing Powerlifting Road cycling Sitting volleyball Sledge hockey Swimming Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair rugby Calendar Source : OC Opening ceremony Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony 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 Golf Indoor rowing 18 18 Powerlifting 6 Sitting volleyball Swimming 29 29 Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis Total gold medals 29 37 33 12 37 151 September 23rd Sat 24th Sun 25th Mon 26th Tues 27th Wed 28th Thurs 29th Fri 30th Sat Total Medal table Key * Host nation ( Canada ) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 41 38 55 134 United Kingdom 26 35 27 88 Canada * 18 17 13 48 Australia 16 23 13 52 5 Netherlands 14 8 24 6 France 11 14 11 36 7 Ukraine 8 14 8 Iraq 0 0 9 New Zealand 11 10 Denmark 0 5 11 Estonia 8 12 Italy 5 9 13 Jordan 5 14 Germany 15 Romania 16 Georgia 0 0 17 Afghanistan 0 Total ( 17 Nations ) 151 150 148 449 Broadcasters Bell Media was announced as the exclusive broadcast partner of the Games, in a deal covering both the Orlando 2016 and Toronto 2017 events. Events will be shown on TSN. The station is helping run the Toronto launch ceremony in May 2016. References ^ Jump up to : Sachgau, Oliver ( 29 April 2016 ). `` Meet Vimy, the 2017 Invictus Games mascot ''. Toronto Star. Toronto ON. Retrieved 4 May 2016. Jump up ^ Kilkenny, Carmel ( 16 March 2016 ). `` Invictus Games coming to Toronto in 2017 ''. Radio Canada International. Montreal. Retrieved 4 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Venues ''. Invictus Games Toronto 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/sheraton-centre-hotel-lobby-becomes-borderless-village-during-invictus-games-1.4306515 Jump up ^ Coyle, Jim ( 28 April 2016 ). `` Royal Canadian Legion 's donation to Invictus Games draws objections ''. Toronto Star. Toronto ON. Retrieved 4 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Invictus Games money well spent ''. Ottawa Sun. Ottawa. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016. Jump up ^ Anthony Wilson - Smith. `` Vimy Ridge and the Birth of a Nation ''. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Jump up ^ Postmedia News ( 9 April 2012 ). `` Battle of Vimy Ridge marked Canada 's birth as a nation : Governor General David Johnston - National Post ''. National Post. Jump up ^ `` WarMuseum.ca - The Battle of Vimy Ridge April 9 - 12, 1917 - The First World War ''. Jump up ^ `` Prince Harry, Justin Trudeau launch 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto ''. CBC News Toronto. Toronto ON. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016. Jump up ^ Jackson - Edwards, Phoebe ( 2 May 2016 ). `` Has Harry met his hunky match ? Prince rubs shoulders with popular Canadian PM Justin Trudeau ( and they both showed their sensitive side, too ) ''. The Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 4 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nations Invictus Games Toronto 2017 ''. www.invictusgames2017.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nations Invictus Games Toronto 2017 ''. www.invictusgames2017.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016. Jump up ^ http://results.invictusgames2017.com/index.cfm/en/grid/show ^ Jump up to : `` Bell Media exclusive media partner of the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 ''. TSN. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2017 Invictus Games. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Invictus_Games&oldid=807775200 '' Categories : 2017 in Canadian sports 2017 in multi-sport events Invictus Games 2017 in Ontario International sports competitions hosted by Toronto 2010s in Toronto Multi-sport events in Canada September 2017 sports events in North America Talk Contents About Wikipedia Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2017, at 01 : 53. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the invictus games being held 2017
Answer: Toronto, Ontario, Canada