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Prince Harry Named to Time’s TIME100 Sports for Leading the Invictus Games

The honour highlights his account that sport saved him at Eton and helped wounded veterans rebuild purpose as Invictus prepares to expand for Birmingham 2027.

Overview

  • This week Time included Prince Harry on its TIME100 Sports list in recognition of his role founding and promoting the Invictus Games.
  • Harry told Time that sport kept him at Eton and that his experience lighting the cauldron at the 2013 Warrior Games inspired the creation of the Invictus movement.
  • He said participants frequently tell him the Games restore identity and meaning, with some crediting Invictus with preventing suicide.
  • Organizers have grown Invictus from the first 2014 London edition to events worldwide and plan roughly 550 athletes plus three new disciplines — esports, laser run and pickleball — for Birmingham 2027.
  • The coverage notes Harry’s planned UK visit in July to promote the Games and records limited, single-source commentary that links his remarks to royal-family tensions rather than broad, corroborated reporting.