U.S. hands over Invictus Games flag to Team Canada in special ceremony

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U.S. hands over Invictus Games flag to Team Canada in special ceremony

Jackie Dunham CTVNews.ca
Published Wednesday, July 12, 2017 10:33AM EDT

The official Invictus Games flag was handed over to Team Canada co-captains in Bethesda, Md. on July 12, 2017

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Team USA handed over the official Invictus Games flag to the co-captains of Team Canada during a special ceremony in Bethesda, Md. on Wednesday morning.

The passing of the black and yellow flag signifies the transfer of responsibility for putting on the games from the American hosts of the 2016 games to the Canadian hosts of the upcoming 2017 Invictus Games to be held in Toronto from Sept. 23 to 30.

Founded by Prince Harry, the Invictus Games is the only international sporting competition honouring wounded military personnel and veterans.