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CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK INVICTUS GAMES and para-perspectives for CISM. Report to CISM Europe by CDR Senior Grade Peter Tolderlund Chief of Delegation - Denmark CHIEF OF DELEGATION - DENMARK The Invictus Games 2014 Held in London on

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INVICTUS GAMES and para-perspectives for CISM.

Report to CISM Europe by CDR Senior Grade Peter Tolderlund Chief of Delegation - Denmark

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  • Held in London on 7-14 September

2014

  • 3 day sporting event plus Opening

March and Closing Concert

  • Hosted in iconic London 2012 venues in

the Olympic Park

  • 400 participants
  • Approx. 600 volunteers
  • Significant media coverage across all

platforms before, during and after the event

The Invictus Games 2014

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§ An international Paralympic-style

multi-sport event § ”Invented” by the British Prince Harry, inspired by US Warrior Games § 400 Competitors wounded/injured/ sick soldiers § 14 (13) countries represented

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To harness the universal power

  • f sport to

inspire recovery, rehabilitation and respect of those who risk their lives so

  • thers may live

in a safer world

The vision of the UK organizers

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WHAT IS INVICTUS GAMES 2014 § ”Meet and Compeet” and Elite, § The competitors were from the wars of the last 25 years, § Physically or mentally injured.

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9 sports

  • Athletics
  • Archery
  • Swimming
  • Cycling
  • Indoor

Rowing

  • Power lifting
  • Wheelchair

Basketball

  • Wheelchair

Rugby

  • Sitting

Volleyball

9 disciplines

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  • Establishing the project
  • National Steering Group
  • Project organisation
  • Find the Athletes
  • Train them
  • Bring them to competition
  • Sounds easy but !!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Require funding
  • Require manpower
  • Where to find the Athletes ? In /out of service
  • How to deal with Wounded, Injured and Sick
  • Respect rehabilitation plans
  • Families ?

What did DENMARK do ?

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  • Chief of delegation.
  • Deputy
  • Project Coordinator
  • Training coordinator
  • Physio therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Bandagist
  • Press/media

THE PROJECT TEAM

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  • Facebook was primary contact
  • 27 soldiers went (initially 32 Athletes)
  • 25 % suffer from PTSD
  • Back injuriees and amputees
  • Individual sports
  • Team sports
  • Primary sports
  • Secondary sports

THE ATHLETES

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  • 4 pre INVICTUS assemblies
  • Social purpose
  • Team building
  • Get aquainted to limits
  • Sports training
  • Arrange training on a day to day basis
  • Use local sport clubs
  • Pay for trainer capacities
  • Deal with group 24/7
  • Deal with relatives
  • Travel arrangements etc
  • Total delegation of 80 persons including relatives

What did DENMARK do ?

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  • Requirements
  • Manpower
  • Budgetting
  • 24/7 commitment
  • Amazing results
  • Sports is not rehabilitation…. but it helps… a lot…
  • PTSDs are difficult to deal with, but develops

immensely……

  • ”Meet and Compeet” quickly becomes ”elite”
  • Relatives
  • Can be nescessary to bring but it is a planning

and execution nightmare

What did DENMARK learn?

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  • CISM already has para-initiatives;
  • Get inspired by INVICTUS….
  • We must include PTSDs
  • Use categorisation, let everybody participate
  • Overall Para-Policy
  • Sport is not rehabilitation… but it is a means to

assist in a rehabilitation process.

  • It is also part of a process to set up new

personal goals after rehabilitation.

  • Active duty and those who have retired.

What’s in it for CISM?

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FOR PARA SPORTS TO BE RELEVANT IN CISM THERE ARE 2 OBSTACLES.

  • include PTSDs, Use categorisation,

let everybody participate

  • Include soldiers in service and those

who have left service… the last

  • nes are also veterans

PARA SPORTS IN CISM

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  • FRANCE february 2015; swimming.

PTSDs:yes, there is an open class!!

  • CISM WORLD GAMES; Archery and

Athletics …… Open class for PTSDs????

  • And both events active duty only.!!!!!

PARA SPORTS IN CISM

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FOR PARA SPORTS TO BE RELEVANT IN CISM THERE ARE 2 OBSTACLES.

  • include PTSDs, Use categorisation,

let everybody participate

  • Include soldiers in service and those

who have left service… the last

  • nes are also veterans….

PARA SPORTS IN CISM

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ANY QUESTIONS ??? INVICTUS GAMES and para- perspectives for CISM.