Our Pete heads to Canada for Invictus Games
Senior information analyst Pete Lauder is heading to Canada to take part in the Invictus Games.
The former RAF sergeant will be representing Team UK in Vancouver at the international multi-sport event which was founded by Prince Harry for wounded, injured, and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans.
Pete will participate in the wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball and the static rowing competitions and is a reserve for the skeleton bob.
He said: “It feels very real now. This will be the culmination of eight months of training – and I can’t wait."
Pete, who will be travelling as part of the 62-strong Team UK and will be cheered on by his wife, Kelly, and one of his daughters, Tillye, was medically retired from the RAF in 2020 following a 23-year career.
A fortnight later he joined the NHS and now works for the East of England Provider Collaborative, the body which oversees the commissioning of specialist mental health services which is hosted by CPFT.
Pete, who took up para-sports after being left with permanent damage to his left leg following a long-term injury, competed for Scotland in the wheelchair tournament at the Rugby League World Cup in 2022.
He represented Team UK at the 2017 Warrior Games – the US forerunner to the Invictus Games. He’s also a member of GB’s paralympic sitting volleyball team.
The Invictus Games — which begin on Saturday, 8 February and conclude on Sunday, 16 February — are due to be shown on ITVX.
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For more information contact: communications@cpft.nhs.uk.
