Invictus Games 2020 Athletes: Invictus Games 2020 Athletes
Paul Gray
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Prior to being diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, Paul was extremely active and competitive, in both rugby and Ju-Jitsu.
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Former Rifleman James Cooper suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2012 which left him battling depression and anxiety.
Struggling with motivation and loneliness, the Invictus Games is giving him a focus and enabling him to face his demon and strive for something other than existing.
“In the bluntest terms possible, it is making me want to wake again in the mornings. I will find a new path and Invictus is the fuel for my recovery.”
The keen wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball player said he is more positive and regimented if sport is his focus.
“My diet is better, I barely drink anymore and all of that is because of the Invictus Games programme. I have changed my focus, finding a new light now.”
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Invictus Games 2020 Athletes: Invictus Games 2020 Athletes
Tom Folwell
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Former Sapper Tom was blown up in June 2012 while on foot patrol in Helmand Province.
Invictus Games 2020 Athletes: Invictus Games 2020 Athletes
Gwynne Walker
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Gwynne Walker, 35, was medically discharged from the army in November 2020 and lives with a progressive injury -since his latest operation he has gone from being active to non-active.
