Team Canada during the Invictus Games opening ceremony at B.C. Place in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2025.
The 2025 Invictus Games for injured military and service personnel have kicked off in Vancouver with a star-studded opening ceremony featuring artists Katy Perry, Roxane Bruneau, Noah Kahan, Nelly Furtado and Coldplay's Chris Martin.The 2025 Invictus Games for injured military and service personnel have kicked off in Vancouver with a star-studded opening ceremony featuring artists Katy Perry, Roxane Bruneau, Noah Kahan, Nelly Furtado and Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Team Ukraine pose for a picture during the ceremony. Up to 550 athletes from 23 nations are taking part in 11 adaptive sports in Whistler and Vancouver Roberge says organizers are excited to host the first hybrid Games, adding that four First Nations are co-hosts, representing the "shared healing journey of Indigenous Peoples in Canada."
Attendee Gabrille Hack was among those who filed into B.C. Place ahead of the opening ceremony. She says her mother was volunteering at the event and got her tickets.Katy Perry preforms during the Invictus Games opening ceremony. That sentiment was shared by fellow ceremony-goer Gina Behnke. The Germany native says Kahan was the "main reason" she wanted to attend.
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