Here are the members of the Invictus Games community competing at the Paris 2024 Paralympics

Since the launch of the Invictus Games with London 2014, the International Paralympic Committee has held two editions of the summer Paralympic Games with Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and Invictus competitors have featured and medalled at both of those events.

At Paris 2024, there will once again be a selection of Invictus Games alumni who are continuing their recovery journey through sport competing at the Paralympics.

Here’s everyone competing at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games that is part of the Invictus Games community:

Jaco van Gass – UK

Jaco van Gass was a member of the Parachute Regiment and was deployed to Afghanistan. It was during his second tour of the country that he sustained injuries, resulting in the loss of his left arm below the elbow.

Following his injury, Jaco has used sport and adventurous challenge to aid his recovery and made his para-cycling debut in 2013, before competing at the inaugural Invictus Games London 2014.

He made his Paralympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, where he captured three Paralympic medals, including two gold medals.

Jaco will compete in Para Cycling Track and Para Cycling Road events in the C3 class.

Ellie Marks – USA

Elizabeth ‘Ellie’ Marks was serving in the US military in Iraq, in 2010, when she sustained injuries to her lower body resulting in limited mobility and the eventual loss of her left leg.

Ellie was due to compete at the inaugural Invictus Games London 2014 but fell gravely ill with a lung condition that nearly cost her life. She recovered at the Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire, UK and wound eventually compete at the Invictus Games Orlando 2016.

Ellie famously asked Prince Harry to send the gold medal she won in swimming at Orlando 2016 to Papworth Hospital to thank them for saving her life.

She made her Paralympic debut at the Rio 2016 Games and won her first gold medal and a bronze medal; she won another three more medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Ellie will compete in Para Swimming events in the S6 class.

Curtis McGrath – AUS

Curtis McGrath was serving as an Australian Army combat engineer in Afghanistan in 2012 when he stepped on an improvised explosive device and lost his right leg above the knee and left leg below the knee.

Curtis was committed to representing his country and made it to the Invictus Games Orlando 2016 and Toronto 2017 before serving as an ambassador for the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 on his home soil.

At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Curtis made his debut and went head-to-head with six-time world champion Markus Swoboda, Curtis won a hard fought race and claimed the first Australian gold medal in para-canoe at the Paralympic Games

At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Curtis made history by becoming the first para-canoe athlete to win two gold medals at a Paralympic Games. He was able to defend his KL2 Paralympic title and won gold in the inaugural va’a discipline.

Curtis will compete in Para Canoe in the KL2 and VL2 class.

Stuart Robinson - UK

Stuart served in the Royal Air Force and was deployed to Afghanistan where he sustained severe injuries to both legs in an explosion. He eventually lost both legs but has found a renewed purpose in life thanks to the sport of Wheelchair Rugby.

Stuart has competed at the inaugural Invictus Games London 2014 as well as Orlando 2016 and Toronto 2017, claiming his first international gold medal in the sport of Wheelchair Rugby.

He made his Rio 2016 Paralympics, and then went on to win Wheelchair Rugby gold in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as part of Team GB.

Kelly Elmlinger - USA

Kelly competed at the Invictus Games London 2014 and Orlando 2016 where it re-ignited her passion for competitive sports competition.

She took part in athletics, rowing, and swimming at the Invictus Games and picked up several medals in various disciplines.

Her love for multiple sports culminated in her debut in the triathlon category at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games where she came in seventh.

Kelly will compete in the Para Triathlon in the PTS5 category.

Mark Peters - DEN

Mark Peters suffered life changing injuries after stepping on an improvised explosive device during his service in Afghanistan in 2009.

Mark struggled with finding his purpose in life after the loss of left leg before being asked to randomly join in on a game of Wheelchair Rugby and he hasn’t looked back since then.

He felt that he grew stronger both physically and mentally while competing in the sport and was then chosen to be a part of the Danish Team’s Wheelchair Rugby debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Remy Boulle - France

Remy is a former Air Force commando and member of the French Parachute Brigade who had been deployed to in operations in Afghanistan, Mali, Niger and Chad.

After an accident during training, Remy was left paraplegic and turned to his childhood passion for canoeing to aid him on his recovery journey.

He first competed at the Rio 2016 Paralympics before competing at the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 and Sydney 2018.

He won a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 and is looking to capture another medal in his home country at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

Remy will compete in Para Canoe in the KL1 category.

Thomas Laronce - France

Thomas Laronce has found sport to be a powerful tool to aid him in his recovery journey and his ambition has always been to compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

Thomas will compete in Siting Volleyball.

Cyrille Chahbourne - France

Cyrille has always had a passion for sport and representing his country and was able to do both when competed at the Invictus Games Sydney 2018, where he took part in numerous sports and even won a gold medal in the sailing event.

He soon began competing in Sitting Volleyball and has been practicing and honing his talents ever since and was eventually selected to be a part of Team France at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Cyrille will compete in Sitting Volleyball

Gregg Stevenson – UK

Gregg served as a Royal Engineer Commando before suffering a traumatic injury in 2009, which led to a double leg amputation

He eventually found sport to be a powerful recovery tool, and he became interested in rowing after trying out for the UK Team for the Invictus Games Sydney 2018.

Gregg didn’t make the UK Team for the Invictus Games, but he has been a member of the We Are Invictus online community for many years now and has taken part in numerous virtual rowing challenges.

Gregg will compete in Para Rowing in the PR2 class.