The competition, which is a joint effort between the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the Department of Defence, will take place from May 16-21 at the US Olympic Training Centre in Colorado Springs, just as the inaugural version of the event did last year.

"It is an incredible honour to be partnering with the Fisher House Foundation to meet the needs of young men and women who have sacrificed so much for our nation," said USOC Chief of Paralympics Charlie Huebner.

"Fisher House and the Fisher family have a long history of supporting the military and their families, and that commitment and generosity continues through their support of the Warrior Games."

Fisher House Foundation joins Deloitte, United Service Organisations (USO) and BP as a sponsor of the competition which this year will see 220 wounded, ill and injured service members compete.

"Most of our programmes and efforts focus on helping our wounded warriors and families during a time of crisis, just after they have been injured," said Fisher House chief executive Ken Fisher.

"I am so excited that Fisher House can help give these heroes and their families the opportunity to participate in these Warrior Games and to celebrate just how far they have come in their recovery.

"They are all champions, even before the competition begins."


Fisher House Foundation's Hero Miles programme will allow family members or guests of each athlete to attend the event.

Through the programme, two family members or guests of athletes competing will be offered an airfare so they can watch their loved ones compete in what has become a heated rivalry between the service branches.

Athletes competing in the Warrior Games include both active duty and veteran service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Special Operations.

Athletes will compete in archery, swimming, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, cycling, track and field and shooting.

The Warrior Games is one component of the overall USOC Paralympic Military Programme, which is focused on providing daily physical activity as an important part of rehabilitation at community and installation levels.

Through the program, in collaboration with the Department of Defense, physical activity and sports participation rates at Warrior Transition Units, Wounded Warrior Battalions/Detachments and other Wounded Warrior programmes throughout the US have increased by 23 per cent in the past two years.

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