Having represented the U.S. Army Team for the past three consecutive Warrior Games, Sgt. Delvin Maston brings years worth of adaptive sports experience to London for the Invictus Games. Maston, who served more than 47 months in a war zone, was injured in June of 2009 in a vehicle accident in the United States. He has taken a positive outlook on life and has learned to focus on his abilities in order to make the best out of his disability. Competing on national teams has taught him the importance of adaptive reconditioning.“It allowed me to tap into my competitive nature which helped my recovery, physically and mentally,” said Maston. In the years ahead, he hopes to continue helping disabled youth through coaching adaptive sports. He will be competing in Wheelchair Basketball and Sitting Volleyball.

Lee Matthews started to suffer from agonizing pains and muscle spasms, doctors diagnosed him with a rare and hard-to-treat condition called visceral somatic syndrome. At the start of 2013 he tried wheelchair basketball and found that the physical activity, as well as the comradery from being a part of a team again, helped to turn his life around. Since then, he has been taking part in a number of events and will be representing the British Armed Forces in Wheelchair Basketball.

When serving in the Navy, Mickael Mayali was injured, resulting in a lower left foot amputation. He looks forward to competing in Athletics and Wheelchair Basketball.

Andrew McErlean was severely injured resulting in restrained use of his limbs. He started to take up Wheelchair Basketball during his recovery period and will be representing the British Armed Forces in the sport.

During his service to the Australian Defence Force Curtis McGrath was injured by an Improvised Explosive Device. This led to the loss of both of his legs. In his recovery sport has played an integral part; other than competing in the Archery and Swimming during the Invictus Games, he is also training for the sprint canoe back in Australia.

As a right-leg below-the-knee amputee, Sgt. McIntosh trains in Swimming, Athletics, Sitting Volleyball and Wheelchair Basketball. McIntosh was injured in December 2010, after stepping on a pressure-plate landmine while performing a routine mission in Afghanistan. Back on active duty, McIntosh is committed to his fellow Soldiers as an adaptive-sports non-commissioned officer at the Warrior Transition Battalion, Texas, helping them rehabilitate through adaptive activities and sports. “I’m helping other Soldiers with their physical therapy by finding sports for them to get back into,” he said. “Without adaptive sports, I would not be where I am today. Through sports, I realized that I am the same person as I was before.”

Whilst serving in the Australian Armed Forces Francis McKechnie was injured, causing severe spinal problems and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Since then McKechnie has found recovery through sport so much that he is studying to be a Personal Trainer, as well as coaching Rugby Union. He will be competing in Athletics, Swimming.

Jeffrey Blair Mclearn was deployed to Bosnia and Afghanistan and is currently serving with the Joint Personnel Support Unit. After returning from a tour of Afghanistan he developed high levels of anxiety which has had an impact on his day to day life. “Soldier On” has helped him overcome this and pushed him to achieve new highs in his sporting career. Jeffrey will be competing in Archery, Rowing and the JLR Driving Challenge.

Connor McLellan has served in the Youth Development Unit of the New Zealand Armed Forces for 5 years now, where he lost sight in one of his eyes due to a shooting accident.

Jeremiah has suffered from Su Sac’s syndrome since 2009. He has been serving since 2007 at Maxwell Air Force Base. After the games Jeremiah hopes to go on to do the Hawaiian Triathlon. He will be competing in Swimming, Archery and Cycling.

SSgt. Mediaz suffered from a Traumatic Brain Injury when serving in the US Military, and will now be competing in Road Cycling and Sitting Volleyball during the Games. Ssgt. Mediaz has said, “The Invictus Games to me is a chance to compete against great allies and meet potential lifelong friends.”

Scott was injured after stepping on an IED in Afghanistan in 2011. He lost both legs above the knee in the explosion, but has since continued to prove his quality of life beyond injury. Meenagh has completed the Help for Heroes Big Battlefield Bike Ride on an adaptive handbike, a 350 mile ride through the Battlefields of France. He has also represented his country in the 2012 U.S. Warrior Games. Meenagh will be representing the British Armed Forces team in Indoor Rowing.

in 2011 Roman Michalski was injured when a suicide bomb exploded in his vicinity. Since then he has said; “sport helps me to make my mind off things and reduces stress”. That is why he is excited to compete in Athletics, Archery, Indoor Rowing, Wheelchair Basketball and Sitting Volleyball during the Games.