Prince Harry reveals where the 2020 Invictus Games will be held

Prince Harry announced earlier on Monday that the 2020

Invictus Games

will take place in The Hague—a city in the

Netherlands

.

He said in a statement, "I am delighted to announce that The

Hague

is taking up the challenge of hosting the fifth Invictus Games in 2020," the newly appointed

Duke of Sussex

said via a statement. "The city will soon become the motivation for hundreds of servicemen and women using the Invictus Games to inspire their recovery from physical and mental injuries. The Netherlands has supported the Games from the very beginning, and I know that everyone there will fully get behind and support the soldiers and veterans who have served their countries so bravely."

For the uninitiated, the Invictus Games is a global sporting event for individuals who are either wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women who are either currently serving or are veterans. According to the Games' website, the event description states that the "power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider-understanding and respect of all those who serve their country."

In 2020, reportedly, 19 nations will see each other in the competition across nine different sport areas, including athletics, archery, road cycling, indoor rowing, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, swimming and wheelchair rugby.

Prince

Harry

also added, “We have already seen in London, Orlando, and

Toronto

just how exciting hosting the Invictus Games can be," Harry continued via the statement. "and I know this will be an incredible experience for everyone in the Hague as they embrace the Invictus spirit in 2020."