:00:08. > :00:14.Final day of the Invictus Games here in Orlando, it's the wheelchair
:00:15. > :00:20.basketball. It's the United States versus UK... The Brits got lucky.
:00:21. > :00:54.Not so fast my American friend. GB victory, smell it. Security. Yeah!
:00:55. > :00:57.Hello and welcome to our final day of coverage of the 2016
:00:58. > :00:58.Invictus Games with Daraine Mulvihill.
:00:59. > :01:03.In a moment all the action from the basketball court with Ade
:01:04. > :01:08.We'll be bringing you the highlights of last night's Closing Ceremony.
:01:09. > :01:10.And we'll find out what the Canadians have got planned
:01:11. > :01:15.Plus a story that sums up these Invictus Games.
:01:16. > :01:17.And for more in-depth action you can follow us
:01:18. > :01:30.After winning gold at the 2014 Games against the Americans,
:01:31. > :01:33.the UK were going to need a formidable team to stand any
:01:34. > :01:40.chance of beating them on home turf, and here they are.
:01:41. > :01:48.This is part of the UK armed forces wheelchair basketball team. First
:01:49. > :01:51.Simon our captain, fast, powerful, always looking to drive inside the
:01:52. > :01:57.key and when he's there, he rarely misses. Gaz, a great thinking and
:01:58. > :02:06.finesse player, looking to exploit gaps in the defence. Nerys, clever,
:02:07. > :02:10.vocal, selfless, thinking hard for others opening the game. Kirsty,
:02:11. > :02:19.reads the game well, controls the defence, makes life hard for the
:02:20. > :02:20.attackers. Chris, agile and fast. Vicky, a powerful defender and a
:02:21. > :02:26.great shot from distance. Before we see them all in action,
:02:27. > :02:43.here's Ade with a quick rundown In wheelchair basketball you're
:02:44. > :02:48.allowed to push your chair twice, then you have to bounce the ball,
:02:49. > :02:52.one, two, bounce. Any more than that, all this dancing and stuff and
:02:53. > :02:59.it's a turnover and it's travel and you're out of here. In the game, if
:03:00. > :03:04.you shoot outside or beyond the three-point line, you get three
:03:05. > :03:13.points if you make it. You've also got serious skills. If you score a
:03:14. > :03:22.basket from inside the three-point line, it's worth two points. Can I
:03:23. > :03:26.have my ball back? If you're in possession of the ball and you get
:03:27. > :03:31.fouled and the referee deem it's in the act of shooting, you get penalty
:03:32. > :03:40.shots. Each shot is worth one point. Those are the basic rules of
:03:41. > :03:44.wheelchair basketball. Come on! He's not bad at that.
:03:45. > :03:51.Both the crowd and the teams in the Fieldhouse were buzzing.
:03:52. > :03:57.The UK faced Denmark in the first semifinal and gained revenge for
:03:58. > :04:01.their wheelchair rugby defeat the night before. The defending
:04:02. > :04:03.champions were dominant, running out 29-10 winners to advance to the Gold
:04:04. > :04:13.Medal match. All that was needed now was for the
:04:14. > :04:18.Americans to get past the Dutch to set up a re-match of the 2014 final.
:04:19. > :04:24.They obliged. Anthony McDaniel helped them put 42 points on the
:04:25. > :04:28.ball. The Fieldhouse was packed out. The final started in frenetic
:04:29. > :04:31.fashion. Both teams scored spectacular early baskets. We join
:04:32. > :04:46.with the score 4-4. COMMENTATOR: The United States with
:04:47. > :04:51.a steal. Foul. That's the difference. The UK was worried about
:04:52. > :04:57.the ten-second call. They had a turnover. The counterattack led to
:04:58. > :05:02.two for the United States. The Americans back in the lead. The
:05:03. > :05:06.thing is about the press, it's about accumulative pressure. It's what it
:05:07. > :05:10.does over the course of the game. Wearing on you physically and
:05:11. > :05:12.mentally Yes, exactly. That pass hung up there a little
:05:13. > :05:27.bit. Three-second violation.
:05:28. > :05:29.The defence for the United States forced 31 turnovers against the
:05:30. > :05:35.Netherlands. They get the deflection.
:05:36. > :05:39.There -- deflection there. The defence has to stay back because
:05:40. > :05:49.there are shooters under the basket. He was fouled from behind.
:05:50. > :05:57.The UK team are very nervous. I can tell this because they're quiet.
:05:58. > :06:00.They're not communicating. Gibbs isn't. Number 13 is still his
:06:01. > :06:16.normal, vocal self. Great touch.
:06:17. > :06:18.That's the first time that McDon yells has -- McDaniels has had the
:06:19. > :06:42.open lane to the basket. I love the check by Lee Matthews. He
:06:43. > :06:47.came right back to the ball in a V-cut action. Secured the ball and
:06:48. > :06:53.then the touch pass over the top. I feel that pass was risky. He should
:06:54. > :06:54.have taken his time. The Americans have had four
:06:55. > :07:08.different players score. They were balanced in their
:07:09. > :07:14.semifinal win. Now we're seeing Salazar picking up
:07:15. > :07:18.Gibbs. I imagine goring Gibbs is -- covering Gibbs is not any fun. I
:07:19. > :07:22.talked to Simon Gibbs in between games. I asked, what did you do? He
:07:23. > :07:28.said, "Well, I was hungry. I went up and ate. It was important for me,
:07:29. > :07:34.sometimes I feel lethargic when I eat too much. I had just enough so I
:07:35. > :07:43.knew I would be fine to get back and refocus."
:07:44. > :08:14.Wow, this is his shot. That is where you get punished, if
:08:15. > :08:17.you take a poor shot, McDaniel will punish you. You know his speed and
:08:18. > :08:27.quickness, he will be able to make that run.
:08:28. > :08:33.We're going to have a tied ball and the possession arrow favours the
:08:34. > :08:37.United Kingdom. This is a real test of the steel of the United Kingdom.
:08:38. > :08:41.They haven't been behind all tournament. This is the first time
:08:42. > :08:45.they've been behind. We're going to find out what they're really made of
:08:46. > :08:49.as players. Zblt Americans have already scored
:08:50. > :08:59.more points than they did in the final two years ago.
:09:00. > :09:12.You hear the fans that have made the trip across.
:09:13. > :09:17.An opportunity for the United States.
:09:18. > :09:22.STUDIO: The Americans continued to play a pressing game, keeping the UK
:09:23. > :09:23.in check. The visitors' coach called a timeout to refocus the team and
:09:24. > :09:45.stop the US from pulling away. COMMENTATOR: Great moves. Oh, that
:09:46. > :09:49.was beautiful. We haven't talked much about Soto. He's had a
:09:50. > :10:00.tremendous first half. He had a tremendous semifinal game.
:10:01. > :10:12.His vision is so good. It is raining right now in the UK. The United
:10:13. > :10:15.States up 21-6. Look at the United States, you could throw a blanket
:10:16. > :10:19.over the top of the GB players, they're so close together.
:10:20. > :10:24.The last six possessions for the United Kingdom have been turnovers..
:10:25. > :10:30.He's so impressive. How impressed with you with the United States and
:10:31. > :10:33.A, their defence, but B, the multitude of scorers and how
:10:34. > :10:38.comfortable their players are being put in these roles. I'm really,
:10:39. > :10:40.really impressed. They've come out here and their defence has been
:10:41. > :10:58.smoothering. It's been awesome. I don't know, did you watch the
:10:59. > :11:04.final in 2014? What is different about the American team that only
:11:05. > :11:17.scored nine points that day? The American team back then didn't have
:11:18. > :11:23.as many scorers. They relied mainly on number four. Now they have
:11:24. > :11:30.multiple scorers. Salazar with four quick ones right.
:11:31. > :11:33.There -- right there. The United Kingdom has got to be
:11:34. > :11:39.absolutely stunned at this development. We all thought and
:11:40. > :11:44.anticipated a very tight game right here. There's going to have to be
:11:45. > :11:48.major adjustments here in the second half for the United Kingdom.
:11:49. > :11:52.That's going to be off McDaniel. It will belong to the UK.
:11:53. > :11:58.The clock is running most of the time. There are stoppages for free
:11:59. > :12:02.throws. The UK are going to pieces. They're going to pieces in terms of
:12:03. > :12:09.trying to deal with this press and trying to stay calm.
:12:10. > :12:13.There you go! That was from NBA range! At least three foot beyond
:12:14. > :12:17.the three-point line. You get an opportunity to steal some momentum
:12:18. > :12:21.going into the break. Another possession, a stop here and
:12:22. > :12:28.a score at the other end of the floor would benefit a great deal.
:12:29. > :12:29.McDaniel tried to match. Can the UK steal some momentum going into the
:12:30. > :12:33.break? A tough spill for one of the
:12:34. > :12:48.Americans. He gets back up. That pass is going to sail out of
:12:49. > :13:04.the bounds. A quick substitution for the UK.
:13:05. > :13:12.Gibbs off the bench for the final minute here.
:13:13. > :13:18.Another basket here could end up in a 5-0 run into the break. Maybe some
:13:19. > :13:24.momentum going into halftime? I'm a half-full kind of guy.
:13:25. > :13:30.The shot clock is off. I don't feel that the UK have had any sort of
:13:31. > :13:52.organised offence. Everything they've got has been broken off.
:13:53. > :14:02.He couldn't get the shot off. Foul. Yes, we do have a foul.
:14:03. > :14:06.What a first half, though, for the United States.
:14:07. > :14:11.STUDIO: The second half started badly for the UK and got steadily
:14:12. > :14:14.worse as McDaniel turned on the style.
:14:15. > :14:18.COMMENTATOR: Another assist - count it!
:14:19. > :14:26.STUDIO: The hosts piled on 48 points with just 16 in reply. Pay back for
:14:27. > :14:32.the heart break of 2014. It's an American victory in
:14:33. > :14:41.wheelchair basketball. The United States secures the top overall count
:14:42. > :14:46.in golds. It has secured its revenge and did it in dominating fashion
:14:47. > :14:50.here this afternoon. I knew what we had as a team. It was
:14:51. > :14:52.just more about executing. We did that. If we wouldn't have done as
:14:53. > :14:53.well, I would have been that. If we wouldn't have done as
:14:54. > :14:58.well, I would have been surprised at that. We came together as a team, we
:14:59. > :15:02.communicated, helped each other, picked each other up. That's what it
:15:03. > :15:07.was about, that's what we accomplished. I'm delighted to say
:15:08. > :15:11.that Ade and Sean are here. They look like they're friends. A bit of
:15:12. > :15:14.disagreement ahead of that one. He talked to me more before the game,
:15:15. > :15:15.than he has since! I reached out a couple of times, even on Twitter.
:15:16. > :15:26.Painful. I'm going to block user. I thought
:15:27. > :15:32.you already had. Were you able at all to enjoy the experience? It was
:15:33. > :15:37.a crushing defeat in the end and the gap seems to have wide and perhaps
:15:38. > :15:45.beyond what you expected? I enjoyed watching clinical and really good
:15:46. > :15:50.basketball. Anthony McDaniel for the USA is my star of the tournament. He
:15:51. > :15:54.is unbelievable. That side of the game I really loved. This guy played
:15:55. > :16:01.a rugby match that night before, he was the star of the rugby match.
:16:02. > :16:06.Amazing. He comes out and dominates in the semifinal and final for the
:16:07. > :16:10.USA. He has one hand, a double amputee and is playing wheelchair
:16:11. > :16:14.basketball, above his disability level. It shows what a difference
:16:15. > :16:20.one player can make in a sport like this. It needs to be someone special
:16:21. > :16:23.and he is a unique talent. You do a lot of technical analysis on
:16:24. > :16:30.basketball, how good do you think this was? I think the overall play
:16:31. > :16:36.stumps me. I was excited about the opportunity... The first time? Yes,
:16:37. > :16:42.the first time. For me the fluidity of the offence with superb. In late
:16:43. > :16:47.game we touched on this, it was going to be about defence, which
:16:48. > :16:50.team is going to be able to assert itself will stop the United States
:16:51. > :16:56.came out with this pressure events which took the UK out of its rhythm,
:16:57. > :17:00.forcing turnovers that led to easy schools. I think those are the
:17:01. > :17:04.things that stood out and made a huge difference for the United
:17:05. > :17:07.States. Once they got that lead, you knew it was done.
:17:08. > :17:12.You felt all week the team sports were important to the United States.
:17:13. > :17:15.The revenge factor was there. Those guys were talking about it the day
:17:16. > :17:19.before when I was at the rugby match and I got a chance to speak to a
:17:20. > :17:23.couple of them. Jorge Salazar, I said, let's not get ahead of
:17:24. > :17:28.ourselves but assuming it is the UK and the US... He said it is going to
:17:29. > :17:35.be that, and we going to win. So you have the UK to thank for making you
:17:36. > :17:40.raise your level? Yes! It was great because the sportsmanship and the
:17:41. > :17:44.competitiveness, back in the tunnel as I walked off after the game a
:17:45. > :17:48.couple of them said it is 1-1, see you in Toronto. That is the great
:17:49. > :17:53.thing about what we saw here in the Invictus Games and in particular
:17:54. > :17:56.between these two teams, they are so competitive. You have played at the
:17:57. > :18:03.highest level of this book, what is the skill level like, compared to
:18:04. > :18:05.Pabst Paralympic wheelchair? Invictus wheelchair basketball,
:18:06. > :18:09.these guys haven't been playing that long. What you have to remember with
:18:10. > :18:14.Paralympic basketball is most of the top teams are fully professional.
:18:15. > :18:19.They are training every day, five or six days a week. These guys are
:18:20. > :18:24.quite a long way off, but they can get there. I am delighted to say we
:18:25. > :18:25.will bring in the captain of the UK basketball team, Simon Gibbs is
:18:26. > :18:42.here. APPLAUSE Take a seat, Simon. Congratulations.
:18:43. > :18:45.I don't know if you had the analysis there of that experience, but what
:18:46. > :18:50.was it like for you out on the court? On the court the atmosphere
:18:51. > :18:54.was amazing. It is not home turf but this support that came with us were
:18:55. > :18:58.fantastic. From all the other nations as well. You can't argue, it
:18:59. > :19:06.was good. You wanted gold big you came away with silver. How proud you
:19:07. > :19:11.of your team-mates? Amazing, they have come such a long way in a short
:19:12. > :19:14.time. We didn't have masses of time together as a squad, training. For
:19:15. > :19:19.me, personally, I couldn't be more proud. Sean was alluding to the
:19:20. > :19:26.ramping it up from the US, they wanted to get revenge from 2014. Did
:19:27. > :19:31.you feel that? Before the match? We were feeling it before we got out
:19:32. > :19:35.there. The talk back home... It's what we wanted. You want a blue
:19:36. > :19:39.ribbon match at the end of the tournament. You can't ask for much
:19:40. > :19:43.more. Let me tell you this, the one thing that stood out for me watching
:19:44. > :19:46.him play, is not just what he was able to accomplish statistically,
:19:47. > :19:50.because you are the dominating player for your team, but the heart
:19:51. > :19:55.and soul as well. The vocal leader. Your level of intensity is what
:19:56. > :20:02.stood out to me. Were you always intense as an athlete? I'm not going
:20:03. > :20:07.to ask him! I did the broadcast of the semifinals, he said, he didn't
:20:08. > :20:11.pass me the ball like that and I said, that's because it's you! Were
:20:12. > :20:16.you always that intense? Then you can go back to him and he shooting
:20:17. > :20:19.ability. Absolutely. If you don't have passion on love for something
:20:20. > :20:23.you're doing, your heart is not completely inept. I've never been
:20:24. > :20:29.one to sit back and let things happen around me. -- not completely
:20:30. > :20:33.in it. Simon has been on a really amazing personal journey, because
:20:34. > :20:39.his temperament this tournament has been amazing. I'm so proud of you. A
:20:40. > :20:43.lovely way to end. A lot of insults and trash talk so good to end on a
:20:44. > :20:45.positive. Sean and Simon, you are staying around.
:20:46. > :20:48.The spirit of Invictus means making it to the start line can often be
:20:49. > :20:52.JJ met a determined member of the Jordanian team, Ulfat Zwiri,
:20:53. > :21:00.taking part in the Games for the first time.
:21:01. > :21:09.This is Jordan's first year at the Games. How does it feel to have been
:21:10. > :21:12.invited? TRANSLATION: The resort is very beautiful. The green
:21:13. > :21:17.environment is stunning and it gives me calmness and peace of mind. It
:21:18. > :21:23.will help the athletes to perform well in this competition. What about
:21:24. > :21:29.you, how does it feel to get to represent Jordan again? TRANSLATION:
:21:30. > :21:36.I am proud and honoured to represent Jordan here in the United States of
:21:37. > :21:38.America. Warm applause for the Jordanian Afellay, Ulfat Zwiri,
:21:39. > :21:47.drawn in lane number eight. TRANSLATION: I was in a car accident
:21:48. > :21:55.and I injured my seat five vertebra, but you don't just give up hope
:21:56. > :22:00.overnight and become a couch potato. A person should have a goal to
:22:01. > :22:05.achieve in their life. I was given the opportunity to participate in
:22:06. > :22:09.these games, and I said, why not? Taking part gives me the motivation
:22:10. > :22:17.to achieve something, instead of losing hope in life. This is the
:22:18. > :22:22.first time I've competed in such an event and the first time I've played
:22:23. > :22:23.sport. I hope I'll be able to achieve a positive result in this
:22:24. > :22:34.competition. This is the spirit of the Invictus
:22:35. > :22:35.Games, huge support for Ulfat Zwiri, who finishes in last place, but what
:22:36. > :22:39.superb performance from her. So what effect
:22:40. > :22:41.have the Games had JJ and Rachael discovered
:22:42. > :22:50.an emotional crowd. How has your week been? Awesome,
:22:51. > :22:54.fantastic. An absolute delight. It brings the best out in people.
:22:55. > :23:00.Amazing. We have come because we think our forces are the best. The
:23:01. > :23:07.Invictus Games has been changing lives? Undoubtedly. The stories tug
:23:08. > :23:11.at your heart, the stories of resilience and determination we
:23:12. > :23:16.sleep played out on the athletic field. It is great encouragement all
:23:17. > :23:20.of us to try harder in life. I have a disability and I am so proud and
:23:21. > :23:23.honoured of all of our people and soldiers who have disabilities, for
:23:24. > :23:26.their families and mothers and fathers, to be competing in such a
:23:27. > :23:32.glorious thing like the Invictus Games. I think what came out of the
:23:33. > :23:38.opening ceremony is we have to look at the invisible wounds. The ability
:23:39. > :23:42.to be able to demonstrate the real power of sport, the real power of
:23:43. > :23:47.what it means to be a veteran, what it means to be a competitor,
:23:48. > :23:49.representing your country, and able to come out of that dark place where
:23:50. > :23:52.many of them have been. With us now are just
:23:53. > :23:55.a few of the friends and family who've been out here in Orlando
:23:56. > :24:05.supporting their loved ones. Simon Gibbs is back with his wife
:24:06. > :24:09.Ashley and Karen and Austin joins us also. What difference has this made
:24:10. > :24:14.to your family being out here in Orlando? It has given me a focus on
:24:15. > :24:18.real purpose in life. He has come a long way with his sport. For us
:24:19. > :24:23.being here it's been being able to speak to the friends and families
:24:24. > :24:28.and swapping stories and just enjoying the camaraderie and
:24:29. > :24:34.laughter, and the tears. We have had a few of those, but it has been a
:24:35. > :24:42.fantastic platform for all of these athletes. You are Simon's partner in
:24:43. > :24:46.crime and support and probably has to put up with a lot when training
:24:47. > :24:50.gets heavy and demanding, has all that being were set out here? It's
:24:51. > :24:55.been absolutely fantastic. It has been hard because Simon is away
:24:56. > :24:59.trading a lot, but I'd follow him anywhere to support him, he knows
:25:00. > :25:03.that. And to achieve what these people achieve is amazing, because I
:25:04. > :25:07.know why really couldn't do this and remained strong. What was it like
:25:08. > :25:12.seeing him out there? Wonderful, absolutely fantastic. Just see all
:25:13. > :25:15.of them was fantastic. For you having friends here must bow you
:25:16. > :25:20.one, having your family cheer you on? Absolutely, when just doing it
:25:21. > :25:25.for ourselves. Everyone has their own personal to achieve that the
:25:26. > :25:29.Invictus. Everyone who has supported us, it is a massive thing, they put
:25:30. > :25:33.up with us and we can be horrible at times and we are away a lot. To have
:25:34. > :25:38.them here, we are doing it for everyone. Your boy Ross goes out
:25:39. > :25:40.there and says his country and something unimaginable, something
:25:41. > :25:49.you never think is going to happen happens. He stood on an IED and you
:25:50. > :25:54.have had a long journey back. What sums up the spirit of Invictus?
:25:55. > :26:01.Apart from seeing my son win, which was amazing. I think the 50 metres
:26:02. > :26:05.breaststroke, the men's race, for all five had finished and there was
:26:06. > :26:10.one person still halfway down the pool. Everyone was up on their feet
:26:11. > :26:15.cheering. I'm getting in motion now, it was really emotional. So
:26:16. > :26:18.fantastic to see them finish. For me, that is what sport should be
:26:19. > :26:23.about. I think sport has lost its way somewhere, but that was
:26:24. > :26:29.fantastic. I think you are right. Sport is important but it is so much
:26:30. > :26:32.more. Like you, so many times this week I have been sat somewhere on
:26:33. > :26:36.the side of a court and you find yourself that close to tears. On the
:26:37. > :26:43.verge of tears a lot this week. Well put, thank you. And congratulations
:26:44. > :26:45.on your medal. Pass on our congratulations to Ross.
:26:46. > :26:47.Last night, Prince Harry rounded off the Games by dishing out
:26:48. > :26:49.the Invictus medallions at the Closing Ceremony under
:26:50. > :26:51.the watchful eyes of Eddie Butler and Tanni Grey-Thompson.
:26:52. > :26:54.For the athletes, it was also a chance to join their friends
:26:55. > :26:57.and family and let a line up of music's great and good
:26:58. > :27:40.The evening of the last day, time for the farewells to begin. Starting
:27:41. > :27:44.with A for Afghanistan. What has been your impression of these days
:27:45. > :27:48.of competition? Afghanistan have only got a really small team, eight
:27:49. > :27:51.competitors. They are the only country not to win a medal, but
:27:52. > :27:59.actually the really important thing is they are here and competing. Just
:28:00. > :28:05.being here. It wouldn't be a Closing Ceremony without a party and music.
:28:06. > :28:17.Jordan Smith, winning of ninth season in America of The Voice.
:28:18. > :28:23.# I'll follow my heart # I could stay there and close my
:28:24. > :28:31.eyes # Here forever #.
:28:32. > :28:36.I don't think we could have had Invictus without London 2012 stop I
:28:37. > :28:40.think having men and women working on security at the Games, I think
:28:41. > :28:45.that change the public relationship. It was great. It was fabulous.
:28:46. > :28:48.People were coming up to the men and women and saying thank you, because
:28:49. > :28:54.I think before that we never always knew what to say. Prince Harry
:28:55. > :29:00.giving out the medals, these are very much his games. They are. What
:29:01. > :29:04.is being great, doesn't just come to the opening ceremony and Closing
:29:05. > :29:07.Ceremony, he has been at every event, walking round the park,
:29:08. > :29:12.having his picture taken with lots of people. He has really made this
:29:13. > :29:14.significant effort to make everyone feel really proud of what the Games
:29:15. > :29:24.mean. It's great. It shows he has this
:29:25. > :29:38.amazing are pour with the team that he wants to be here to that part.
:29:39. > :29:49.I have a favourite moment from the wheelchair rugby, the captain of the
:29:50. > :29:53.American team, that's Anthony McDaniel, to qualify for the
:29:54. > :29:58.Paralympics, you have to be impaired in three limbs. Well, he qualifies
:29:59. > :30:07.because he had two legs blown off and a left hand. Yet, he's just
:30:08. > :30:14.outstanding at wheelchair rugby. The coach of the Invictus team is also
:30:15. > :30:15.the coach of the Paralympic team. I think he's earmarked McDaniel for
:30:16. > :30:32.the Paralympics in Rio. It's award night too. The award for
:30:33. > :30:37.above and beyond, presented by wrestling superstar, John Cena.
:30:38. > :30:41.These gat words for me on the TVs to say, but I'd rather to speak to you,
:30:42. > :30:45.fan to my heroes much inspraction is a word that I hold close to my
:30:46. > :30:48.heart, because inspiration is the fuel that makes the imThe
:30:49. > :30:51.Impossible. I would -- the impossible possible. I would like to
:30:52. > :30:54.thank the competitors from all countries, their families and the
:30:55. > :30:58.supporters of the 2016 Invictus Games for allowing me to be lucky
:30:59. > :31:01.enough to be part of such an inspirational experience.
:31:02. > :31:08.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE It is with honour and
:31:09. > :31:13.privilege that I present the 2016 Invictus Games above and beyond
:31:14. > :31:17.award to an entire team, that quite frankly, made the impossible
:31:18. > :31:22.possible with no funding, no coach, and very little knowledge of the
:31:23. > :31:28.sport, not only did this team make it to the 2016 Invictus Games, they
:31:29. > :31:32.earned themselves a medal. The winners of the above and beyond
:31:33. > :31:38.award goes to the sitting volleyball team from Georgia.
:31:39. > :32:07.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:32:08. > :32:11.Next on stage, Phillip Philips winner of the 11th season of
:32:12. > :32:37.American Idol. # Hold me close and I'll surrender
:32:38. > :32:44.to your heart. # You know how to give and how to
:32:45. > :32:49.take # You see every hope locked away
:32:50. > :32:57.# Pull me close and surrender to my heart.
:32:58. > :33:06.# For the flame goes out tonight # Yeah, we'll live until we die
:33:07. > :33:09.# Come out, come out, come out, won't you turn my soul into a raging
:33:10. > :33:16.fire # Come out, come out, come out
:33:17. > :33:27.# Till we lose control into a raging fire
:33:28. > :33:33.# Into a raging fire. # Come out, come on, come on
:33:34. > :33:49.# Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire.
:33:50. > :34:01.# Let the world leave us behind # Before the flame goes out tonight
:34:02. > :34:20.# We can live until we die. # So come out, come out, come out
:34:21. > :34:25.# Won't you turn my soul into a raging fire
:34:26. > :34:29.# Come on, come on, come on # Won't you turn my soul into a
:34:30. > :34:37.raging fire # Come on, come on, come on
:34:38. > :34:53.# Till we lose control into a raging fire
:34:54. > :34:56.# Into a raging fire #
:34:57. > :35:08.The captain of the American Team Will Reynolds. Outside of being a
:35:09. > :35:13.celebration of rehabilitative success, one of the most powerful
:35:14. > :35:17.things about Invictus is that it helps remind wounded, ill and
:35:18. > :35:21.injured service members and veterans what was once, that they once were
:35:22. > :35:25.serving for a higher cause, a mission greater than themselves,
:35:26. > :35:28.that they once were serving with men and women who were not willing to
:35:29. > :35:34.only lay down their lives for their countries, but also for each other.
:35:35. > :35:41.And quite frankly, that we all were once pretty cool and did some pretty
:35:42. > :35:45.hard core stuff. Having been part of this experience
:35:46. > :35:51.we are now all ambassadors of Invictus. The stories told and
:35:52. > :35:55.shared this week will memorialise all our fort tud for a long --
:35:56. > :36:01.fortitude for a long time to come. However, it does not stop here. To
:36:02. > :36:04.continue to grow Invictus, we must continue telling our stories and
:36:05. > :36:08.inspiring others to strive to be part of Invictus so that they too
:36:09. > :36:16.may have this life-changing experience. There will unfortunately
:36:17. > :36:19.always be wounded, ill or injured, advisably or invisibly, service
:36:20. > :36:22.members or veterans, Invictus will always have a place in making them
:36:23. > :36:26.feel great again. Whatever your role was in this year's Invictus, there
:36:27. > :36:33.are many more to play, as we have seen with the athletes turned
:36:34. > :36:42.advocates and manager like John-James Chalmers. So many vow to
:36:43. > :36:45.remain a vital part of Invictus. More on the closing ceremony later.
:36:46. > :36:48.We're joined now by three stars of Invictus, JJ Chalmers,
:36:49. > :36:50.UK team captain, David Wiseman, and Canadian team captain,
:36:51. > :36:57.JJ, you started the Games by telling your story
:36:58. > :37:04.What would you say the story of these Games has been?
:37:05. > :37:11.It's been incredible. The wonderful thing is so many stories have been
:37:12. > :37:14.told, of the athletes, families, supporters, it touches everybody.
:37:15. > :37:18.The big one for me, the story I wanted to tell and I wanted to
:37:19. > :37:21.change the narrative too was about the mental health piece. From
:37:22. > :37:25.walking around the park and having had reactions to what I said in the
:37:26. > :37:31.Opening Ceremony, it clearly has. It's worked. I met a Vietnam veteran
:37:32. > :37:34.who said he's been carrying around issues for 40 years and he never
:37:35. > :37:39.felt he was in an environment to talk about it. David, as captain of
:37:40. > :37:42.the team, after the closing ceremony, you're getting to relax,
:37:43. > :37:50.what's the spirit been like amongst team-mates? It's been fantastic. Not
:37:51. > :37:54.just amongst the team-mates either. Internationally, it was fantastic
:37:55. > :37:57.last night, towards the end of the closing concert, where impromptu,
:37:58. > :38:00.everyone started changing shirts. I'm surprised we have a team kit
:38:01. > :38:06.left actually! Everyone started changing shirts. I sought out my
:38:07. > :38:12.good friend Ivan Castro, an American officer, who was blinded in a mortar
:38:13. > :38:15.attack in Iraq. I sought him out. I really wanted to change shirts with
:38:16. > :38:20.him. I've known him for a couple of years. I reconnected with him at
:38:21. > :38:23.these Games. It's the relationships between the countries which is
:38:24. > :38:27.fantastic and unique about the Invictus Games. Spirit is fantastic,
:38:28. > :38:30.not just amongst the team but across the international community. You
:38:31. > :38:34.mentioned you're moving house, you have kids of course, we're keeping
:38:35. > :38:37.you busy here, are you training towards anything else? Are you going
:38:38. > :38:42.to be physical? When you've done this level of training for a Games
:38:43. > :38:47.like this... You need to keep it up. Yeah, I've been a terrible father
:38:48. > :38:52.for a past few months. I work in London and when at home I'm in the
:38:53. > :39:02.swimming pool. There's been talk the last couple of days with our swim
:39:03. > :39:07.coach here about perhaps creating an Invictus team to train throughout
:39:08. > :39:09.the year. I look forward to that. Bruno, before the Games, Prince
:39:10. > :39:13.Harry announced that they will be going to Toronto next year. What was
:39:14. > :39:20.it like for you taking the flag on last night? How proud were you? It
:39:21. > :39:25.was an incredible honour, to be brought on stage and handed the flag
:39:26. > :39:29.by Will Reynolds, who I met at the launch for the States. Taking on
:39:30. > :39:33.that responsibility now to, you know, fill in pretty big shoes after
:39:34. > :39:37.London and now after here. So we'll do our best, for sure. It's going to
:39:38. > :39:44.be a huge year for Canada. Your 150th birthday as well. We saw your
:39:45. > :39:48.Prime Minister giving it back to the Obamas and Prince Harry with his
:39:49. > :39:53.one-arm push up. A bit of personality in your Games, I think.
:39:54. > :39:58.It will be for everybody coming to Canada from the other countries to
:39:59. > :40:05.see the celebration across Canada, we will have it tying very well
:40:06. > :40:08.together all around activities and organisations, various support for
:40:09. > :40:14.the Games. A brand new sport in sledge hockey. What's Canada without
:40:15. > :40:18.hockey, right? If we want to win some medals, we're going to put in
:40:19. > :40:23.hockey. We'll have a good go. Here's a bit of sledge hockey here. That
:40:24. > :40:28.will thrill the crowds. It's so sad here today, there's a real feeling
:40:29. > :40:31.of everything being dismantled. You probably just heard, there's a crane
:40:32. > :40:34.behind us taking things away. It really feels like the end of
:40:35. > :40:36.something special. You have brought hope back to proceedings. We're
:40:37. > :40:52.throwing it forwards. Yesterday we heard from Rachel
:40:53. > :40:59.Platten. We heard from her with her anthem, Fight Song.
:41:00. > :41:04.# Like a small boat on the ocean # Sending big waves into motion
:41:05. > :41:10.# Like how a single word # Can make a heart open
:41:11. > :41:16.# I might only have one match # But I can make an explosion
:41:17. > :41:22.# And all those things I didn't say # Wrecking balls inside my brain
:41:23. > :41:27.# I will scream them loud tonight # Can you hear my voice this time?
:41:28. > :41:35.# This is my fight song # Take back my life song
:41:36. > :41:41.# Prove I'm all right song # My power's turned on
:41:42. > :41:48.# Starting right now, I'll be strong # I'll play my fight song
:41:49. > :41:53.# And I don't really care if nobody else believes
:41:54. > :41:59.# because I've still got a lot of fight left in me
:42:00. > :42:02.# This is my fight song, take back my life song
:42:03. > :42:11.# Prove I'm all right song # my power's turned on
:42:12. > :42:19.# Starting right now I'll be strong # I'll play my fight song
:42:20. > :42:23.# And I don't really care if nobody else believes
:42:24. > :42:24.# Because I've still got a lot of fight left in me
:42:25. > :42:32.# CHEERING AND
:42:33. > :42:36.APPLAUSE London was the first in 2014. These have the second. The
:42:37. > :42:42.third Invictus Games will be held in 2017 in Toronto Canada.
:42:43. > :42:47.The Invictus Games flag is the symbol of strength, resilience and
:42:48. > :42:52.determination, that is embodied by the men and women who compete in our
:42:53. > :42:58.Games. It will now be passed from the United States to Canada and the
:42:59. > :43:08.city of Toronto. The host of the third Invictus Games.
:43:09. > :43:16.APPLAUSE Ladies and gentleman, please welcome
:43:17. > :43:35.Prince Harry. CHEERING
:43:36. > :43:45.Good evening everybody! CHEERING And everybody at home as
:43:46. > :43:52.well. Wow, what a ride the last four days has been. I said you would be
:43:53. > :44:01.moved, inspired, and entertained, was I right?
:44:02. > :44:12.CHEERING As the great Stevie Wonder says, team work makes the dream
:44:13. > :44:24.work. Four days, ten sports, 13 support dogs, 14 nations, 149
:44:25. > :44:34.events, 410 medals, 485 competitors, 836 volunteers...
:44:35. > :44:42.APPLAUSE 1,008 friends and family... CHEERING
:44:43. > :44:46.And hundreds of hours of gruelling competition and more smiles, tears,
:44:47. > :44:55.hugs and cheers than you could ever, ever count.
:44:56. > :45:04.I've been hugely honoured to hand out gold, silver and bronze medals
:45:05. > :45:10.over the course of this competition, but what meant the most to me was
:45:11. > :45:16.handing out your Invictus foundation medallions this evening. Those
:45:17. > :45:20.medallions are the real prizes over the years of intense rehabilitation
:45:21. > :45:22.you have put yourself through to be here.
:45:23. > :45:35.CHEERING I know by your nature, you all want
:45:36. > :45:42.to win, but these games are so much more than that. Invictus is so much
:45:43. > :45:51.more than that. What could explain the remarkable sportsmanship of
:45:52. > :45:55.sacrificing gold on the track to push Stephen Simmons into first
:45:56. > :46:00.place? Invictus. CHEERING
:46:01. > :46:07.How else could I describe the way I felt seeing Tim Payne, a man I met
:46:08. > :46:11.three years ago to the day, in his hospital bed, beaming as he wore his
:46:12. > :46:15.gold medal round his neck? Invictus.
:46:16. > :46:22.CHEERING What is the force that drives
:46:23. > :46:25.Elizabeth Marks to return to these games after nearly dying two years
:46:26. > :46:30.ago? To compete now at the highest level,
:46:31. > :46:35.in a sport that renders her blind and Saint? Invictus.
:46:36. > :46:41.CHEERING -- and faint.
:46:42. > :46:47.What makes last year for Luke, who took up wheelchair tennis not just
:46:48. > :46:51.to represent his country again, but so he could play the sport with his
:46:52. > :46:57.children? Invictus. CHEERING
:46:58. > :47:05.What else could we say about the woman who wrote to me after watching
:47:06. > :47:09.the opening ceremony on Sunday night, to say she'd realised it was
:47:10. > :47:18.the time that her husband had to get help for his depression?
:47:19. > :47:33.Why did the 9/11 hero Sarah Rudder Pete Carroll self up metres before
:47:34. > :47:43.the line when she fell and push herself forward? You are all
:47:44. > :47:49.Invictus. You are now ambassadors for the spirit of these games.
:47:50. > :47:54.Spread the word, never stop fighting, and do all you can to lift
:47:55. > :47:56.up everyone around you. I will see you in Toronto!
:47:57. > :48:08.CHEERING Ladies and gentlemen, one of the
:48:09. > :48:23.biggest stars in music, Flo Rida. It's only right that I say I want to
:48:24. > :48:29.thank Prince Harry for having me here at the Invictus Games. Shout
:48:30. > :48:35.out to all the champions. It's always a great thing to celebrate
:48:36. > :48:45.the love for our wounded soldiers. Prince Harry, welcome to my house.
:48:46. > :48:54.# Open up the champagne, pop # It's my house, come on
:48:55. > :49:00.# You knock on the door when the night begins
:49:01. > :49:03.# As we have done this before, so you come on in
:49:04. > :49:08.# Make yourself at home, tell me where you been
:49:09. > :49:20.# Pour yourself something cold, baby # Yeah, you know where I live
:49:21. > :49:25.# And you know where I live # Sometimes you got a stay in
:49:26. > :49:29.# Welcome to my house # Baby, take control now
:49:30. > :49:33.# We can't even slow down # We don't have to go out
:49:34. > :49:38.# Welcome to my house # Play that music too loud
:49:39. > :49:43.# Show me what you do now # We don't have to go out
:49:44. > :49:50.# Everybody say what, what, what # Welcome to my house
:49:51. > :49:57.# We don't have to go out # Welcome to my house
:49:58. > :50:02.# Morning comes and you know that you want to stay
:50:03. > :50:07.# Close the blinds, let's pretend that the time has changed
:50:08. > :50:09.# Keep our clothes on the floor open up champagne
:50:10. > :50:17.# Lets continue tonight, come on, celebrate
:50:18. > :50:22.# You know where I live, you know what this is
:50:23. > :50:31.# Sometimes you've got to stay in # Welcome to my house
:50:32. > :50:36.# We don't have to go out # Welcome to my house
:50:37. > :50:44.# Play that music too loud # Show me what you do now
:50:45. > :51:00.# We don't have to go out # Welcome to my house
:51:01. > :51:06.# Welcome to my crib # Slam dunk, touched down, pass
:51:07. > :51:20.# Another shot of # Baby take control now
:51:21. > :51:27.# Hit the brakes # We don't have to go out
:51:28. > :51:32.# Welcome to my house # Play that music too loud
:51:33. > :51:37.# Show me what you do now # We don't have to go out
:51:38. > :51:42.# Everybody say what, what, what # Welcome to my house
:51:43. > :51:46.# We've got it going # Welcome to my house
:51:47. > :51:55.# My house, my house # Welcome to my house #.
:51:56. > :52:09.Invictus, I love you. The man who has to carry Flo Rida on
:52:10. > :52:13.his shoulders through the crowd deserves a medal. Listening to that
:52:14. > :52:16.speech I don't think anyone can argue with Prince Harry's passion
:52:17. > :52:21.for these games. You can see extended highlights online tomorrow
:52:22. > :52:24.and a full round-up of all the sports and website. I am delighted
:52:25. > :52:30.to see Rachael is here with us. Thank you. This is your first
:52:31. > :52:36.experience at the Olympic Games -- Invictus Games, how did you find it?
:52:37. > :52:40.I will be honest, this is the first time I've come to competition since
:52:41. > :52:44.I retired and have genuinely been inspired and want to get back in and
:52:45. > :52:49.compete. You have to remember that the idea behind the Paralympic games
:52:50. > :52:54.and Invictus Games are very different. The Paralympic games is
:52:55. > :53:01.about elite athletes who are often being paid to train and compete for
:53:02. > :53:05.their country and represent them on the world stage. The Invictus Games
:53:06. > :53:08.isn't just about the competitors, it's about the whole of the
:53:09. > :53:15.community that's come round and helps these servicemen and women on
:53:16. > :53:19.their road to recovery. They are using sport as a way to kind of
:53:20. > :53:24.celebrate. Absolutely. I've really got behind that. JJ, what do you
:53:25. > :53:27.hope people will take away from the Invictus Games question at I hope
:53:28. > :53:31.people take away what they need to take away from it. Whether it is an
:53:32. > :53:35.athlete taking spore or the viewer taking inspiration. I hope the
:53:36. > :53:42.viewers in return take the gratitude we have for them. I am sure. Thank
:53:43. > :53:48.you so much. Thank you to all the athletes and guest to joined us this
:53:49. > :53:51.week. We hope you've enjoyed getting into the spirit of the Invictus
:53:52. > :53:54.Games as much as us. We will leave you with a few moments that have
:53:55. > :54:06.epitomised the Invictus Games here in Orlando this week. Bye-bye.
:54:07. > :54:15.I hope you have a lot of fun along the way, have fun!
:54:16. > :54:24.# I was blind, now I can see # You made a believer out of me
:54:25. > :54:35.# I was blind, now I can see # You made a believer out of me
:54:36. > :54:53.# I'm moving on up now # My light shines on
:54:54. > :55:17.# I was lost, now I'm find # I'm moving on up now #.
:55:18. > :55:25.The British team on mailing it today. Great speed.
:55:26. > :55:42.# My light shines on # My light shines on #.
:55:43. > :55:47.This is going to be gold for Britain. OK, he's come to play
:55:48. > :55:53.today! Fantastic example of teamwork out there. It's a full complement of
:55:54. > :55:59.medals. Mike Goody has done it again. That was one of the most
:56:00. > :56:04.impressive performances of the day! It is the hardest thing I have ever
:56:05. > :56:11.done in my life. It is the spirit of the Invictus Games! Yes!
:56:12. > :56:59.# My light shines on # My light shines on my light shines
:57:00. > :57:03.on #. I will see you in Toronto!