Levi Nelson, an artist from the Lil'wat Nation, designed the hardware, and seeing it for the first time brought a rush of emotions.
PublishedVANCOUVER - Levi Nelson had to hold back his tears when he opened the cedar box containing the medals for the 2025 Invictus Games.
"I was overwhelmed," Nelson said Wednesday after the medals were unveiled."To see something go from paper to gold, and especially to see a Coast Salish design rendered in gold, was very meaningful to me. It was a magical moment.” Held in Vancouver and Whistler from Feb. 8-16, the Invictus Games will see 462 medals handed out at 167 ceremonies.
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