Invitation to the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 opening press conference, featuring Mike Myers

TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2017 /CNW/ - Media are invited to attend the opening news conference on Saturday, September 23 at 9:30 a.m.  Media will hear from some remarkable international competitors, a family member, the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 CEO Michael Burns, and the Games' celebrity ambassador Mike Myers.  This news conference will take place at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Birchwood Ballroom (mezzanine floor). Media should arrive between 8:45 a.m. and 9:15 a.m.  Space is limited, please RSVP by emailing [email protected]

Who:	Michael Burns, CEO, Invictus Games Toronto 2017 Organizing Committee
	Mike Myers, ambassador, Invictus Games Toronto 2017
	Melanie Harris, Team Canada
	Solene Travador, spouse of David Travador, Team France
	Vadym Svyrydenko, Team Ukraine
	*Open-floor question period and interview opportunities following press conference (Mike Myers will not be available for the Q&A period).
Where:	Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, Toronto. Birchwood Ballroom, Mezzanine
When:	Saturday September 23, 2017, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. *Media are asked to arrive at 8:45 a.m.

About the Invictus Games Toronto 2017
The Invictus Games use the power of adaptive sport to help wounded warriors on their journey to recovery. Established by Prince Harry, the inaugural Invictus Games took place in London in September 2014; the second, and equally successful, Games took place in Orlando in May 2016. The Invictus Games Toronto 2017 Organizing Committee is tasked with planning and executing a Games that will feature more than 550 competitors from 17 nations participating in 12 adaptive sports, including, for the first time, golf. The Invictus Games Toronto 2017 will capture the imaginations of the Canadian public, corporations and governments, as well as soldiers, veterans and their families. The Invictus Games Toronto 2017 are funded by the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, the City of Toronto as well as Presenting Partner Jaguar Land Rover and other partners and sponsors.

SOURCE Invictus Games Toronto 2017

Media team, Invictus Games Toronto 2017 Organizing Committee, [email protected], 416-706-3564