£1.6m Raised as Winners of the Inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards 2026 Presented by ATCO Are Announced
The Invictus Games Foundation raised £1,667,985 tonight at the inaugural Invictus Spirit Awards presented by ATCO in London. The fundraising total was released on the Invictus Games Instagram channel featuring a selfie between the Duke of Sussex and Invictus alumni Josh Boggi and Steve Arnold. LINK
The money will fund its year-round recovery programmes for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans.
The evening, attended by Founding Patron The Duke of Sussex at the Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College, also honoured six winners whose stories embody the Invictus Spirit.
The winners are:
Resilience Award, presented by Monster: Hari Budha Magar (UK)
Invictus Champion Award, presented by Macquarie: Ken Fisher (USA)
Invictus Community Award, presented by Boeing: Francisco Pedraza Osorio (Colombia)
Invictus Movement Award, presented by donor James Temerty: Oksana Horbach (Ukraine)
Invictus Legacy Award, presented by ATCO: Nick Booth (Canada)
Henry Worsley Award, presented by ATCO: Temuri Dadiani (Georgia)
Judging panel: Ben Farrell MBE, David Richmond CBE, David Wiseman, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Kelly Koss-Brix, Nancy Southern, Rob Owen OBE
The awards recognise people who have too often gone unrecognised. Those who have rebuilt their lives after injury or illness, reached back to support others, or built sport and rehabilitation programmes where none existed. Fourteen nominees from nine countries were shortlisted.
Speaking at the event, The Duke of Sussex said:
"Invictus has never been about what happened to you. It is about what you choose to do next. And none of us does that alone.
"The need is not historical. Conflict is not historical. Neither are the injuries, visible and invisible, that people carry home from it. They are happening now, which means our responsibility is now."
Rob Owen OBE, CEO of the Invictus Games Foundation, said:
"Our nominees' message tonight was remarkably consistent: give us the opportunity, and we will show you what is possible. The money raised will create that opportunity for more wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans to recover, rebuild and thrive through sport.
"Next July, Birmingham will host the eighth Invictus Games. But Birmingham is not the destination. It is the next chapter, and our ambition for the decade ahead is to take the Invictus Spirit to where the need is great."
Every pound raised goes directly to that work, including Invictus Recovery Spaces bringing adaptive sport into rehabilitation centres in Ukraine.
The evening was hosted by James Corden, with performances from Jess Glynne, Sekou and Sydnie Christmas and an after-party set from Sonique.
Guests bid on a private listening session with Michael Bublé, a gorilla trekking stay in Uganda and places on an alpine expedition led by injured veterans, alongside a signed helmet from Sir Lewis Hamilton, guitars from Coldplay and jackets from Jon Bon Jovi.