Duke and Duchess of Sussex award 1st medals of Invictus Games The Hague

Invictus Games competitors were greeted by the Duke of Sussex as they competed for the first medals of the event at the Land Rover Driving Challenge.

The France team took gold in the first medal event in which sixteen nations went head to head in a test of driving, navigation skills and team work.

Competitors tackled tough terrain on a specially built off-road course with water obstacles, a rock crawl and steep inclines.

The Duke awarded medals to the top finishers, with the team from France taking gold, Romania finishing second, and Georgia claiming bronze.

The Land Rover Driving Challenge is the first medal opportunity of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 preceding the opening ceremony on 16 April.