Prince Harry has cheered on wounded veterans competing for a place at this year’s Invictus Games.
The Royal showed up at Friday’s team trials to watch former army personnel try out for the event, which will be held in Toronto in September.
The competition was created by Prince Harry in 2014 and each year invites hundreds of wounded or sick members of the armed forces to compete from around the world.
Prince Harry, the patron, today met those taking part in the team trials and gave a speech at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village.
The try-outs will last for four days and see 300 military personnel battling for just 90 places.
Those lucky enough to be selected will then head to Canada later this year for the eight-day Invictus Games, competing among 550 people from 17 different countries.
Sports include archery, indoor rowing, road cycling, swimming, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis and powerlifting.
Prince Harry at UK team trials for the Invictus Games Toronto 2017
Before watching the trials, Prince Harry watched the work carried out by researchers at the RFU Injured Players Foundation.
Researchers at the university have been working with the foundation for more than a decade to find ways to reduce the risk of injury in rugby.
