The Invictus Games squad trains hard before starting the games, which will take place in Canada in February 2025. In Mragowo, players on the ski were preparing for winter cross-country competition. Although many of them have no experience in winter sports, they do not deficiency enthusiasm during training.
During the group in the Military Training and Condition Centre Mrągowo Polish representation on Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 She practiced under the guidance of professional trainers. The players were preparing for the winter sports games in which they would compete for the first time. In the erstwhile group trained on slopes in Białka Tatrzanska, in Mrągowo they practiced hall competitions, and in skis they prepared themselves for skiing on Mazury roads on skis. – I can see that the players are affirmative for training, even if they have not practiced winter sports so far and are trying their strength for the first time, for example, in ski runs – says Mariusz Pogonowski, head of the Polish sports squad IG.
The organizer of the games for wounded and injured soldiers during the mission is the Invictus Games foundation founded by a associate of the British royal household Prince Harry. She invites over 500 competitors from 20 countries, together with families and friends. In Canada, veterans will compete in winter sports: alpine skiing, classical skiing, biathlon (skiing combined with shooting), skeleton (sleigh ride down the road) and curling in wheelchairs. There will besides be hall rowing, sitting volleyball, swimming, rugby and wheelchair basketball.
St. Chor. Staff. Dariusz Gaweł of the 2nd Radioelectronic Centre in Przasnysz will compete in the games por for the first time. During the second change of the Polish contingent in Afghanistan, the soldier partially lost his hearing. Participation in Invictus Games is treated as an adventure, as well as an chance to test its not worst sports condition – as the veteran runs a lot, he finished the marathon twice. In Vancouver and Whistler he will besides run, only at a distance of 1500 m, and skiing. – After returning from the group, I will practice on the skis around the unit – the officer announces. It will besides be launched in the Skeleton and curling in wheelchairs and in the sitting volleyball. As he emphasizes, in the second discipline, the most hard thing is to decision on the field, due to the fact that according to the rules, the player cannot teardrop the buttocks off the floor. He is peculiarly curious in the skeleton. erstwhile I was a kid, I utilized to sled off a small hill. Meanwhile, I heard that on a professional track you can get up to 100 km/h, so the adrenaline is brick – he adds.
Participation in the competition is simply a challenge for the sergeants. Piotr Lesniak from 1st Battalion of the Podhale firearm 21 BSP. all day a soldier rides a bike and plays football. On the another hand, Invictus Games will compete in disciplines where there is no experience: ski runs, hall rowing and sitting volleyball. – During our battalion exercises in the mountains, we decision skiing, but this is different, due to the fact that we walk alternatively than run – explains the sergeant. After returning home, he intends to skate on bike paths along Wisłok and train at home on the ergometer. He just needs to improve his rowing technique. – Col. Michał Kędra, commander of the 1st Battalion allowed me to execute regular two-hour exercises in the unit with the coach. We are doing a general improvement training or strength training to improve the condition – added the Petty Officer.
The volleyball squad on the seat is coached by the sergeant. Dariusz Cegiełka, who at the IG competition The Hague (2022) and Düsseldorf (2023) won in this discipline along with the squad a gold medal. As 1 of the best quarterbacks, he was appointed to the national team. Before him a hard task, due to the fact that no of the players who will execute in Canada played a volleyball sitting down and the bar was suspended high. “We started from scratch: how to decision on the field and how to bounce the ball,” explains the officer. As he says, after a fewer days he noticed the advancement of his subjects.
The time to prepare the players is until February 2025, then the seventh edition of Invictus Games will be held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. The competition has so far been held in London (2014), Orlando (2016), Toronto 2017, Sydney (2018) – where the Polish team, The Hague (2022) and Düsseldorf (2023) debuted. Another group of players before next year's games will be held in September. The coordinator of preparations and participation in the games of the Polish sports squad is the Veteran Centre for Activities outside the State Borders, and the strategical partner of the Polish Armed Forces Group.
