{"id":3174,"date":"2019-10-29T16:15:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2019-10-29T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:15:12","slug":"uk-invictus-games-2020-team-unveiled-by-duke-of-sussex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/2019\/10\/29\/uk-invictus-games-2020-team-unveiled-by-duke-of-sussex\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Invictus Games 2020 team unveiled by Duke of Sussex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/10\/109448138_invictus976.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/10\/109448138_invictus976.jpg 660w, https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2019\/10\/109448138_invictus976-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former RAF medic and RAF corporal will lead Team UK at next year&#8217;s Invictus Games in the Hague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capt Rachel Williamson, from Rutland, who was discharged after being injured, will lead the 65-strong team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Morris, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, who has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) will be the vice-captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cpl Morris developed PTSD after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-lincolnshire-43171049\">a Red Arrows colleague died when his ejection seat deployed while on the ground<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pair both represented the UK at the Invictus Games in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games in 2014 as a way of using sport to create a positive impact on the lives of injured service personnel and veterans.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-50221925#\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former RAF medic and RAF corporal will lead Team UK at next year&#8217;s Invictus Games in the Hague. Capt Rachel Williamson, from Rutland, who was discharged after being injured, will lead the 65-strong team. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-disability"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3174\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/diversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}