Did you think the recent Invictus Games, held for wounded, injured and sick service personnel, was a new idea? The #FirstWorldWar brought disability under a public spotlight – and one of the ways it did so was through sporting events. #UKDHM (1/2)
In September 1922, an event was held that was hoped would ‘have a beneficent effect on the future of limbless men in the district’. The event was a sports day held by the North-west of England Limbless Sports Club for disabled ex-servicemen. #DisabilityHistoryMonth (2/3)
Newspaper clippings in our files show that the event encouraged veterans injured in the First World War to engage in team and individual sporting activities, from football to obstacle courses. Read our blog 'The ‘Invictus Games’ of 1922': https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/invictus-games-1922/ (3/3)

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The 'Invictus Games' of 1922 - The National Archives blog

Did you think the recent Invictus Games, held for wounded, injured and sick service personnel, was a modern idea?

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