Event organised by the charity founded by the Duke of Sussex helps injured servicemen and women build confidence, resilience and camaraderie

Verity Bowman

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Verity Bowman is The Telegraph’s Foreign and Global Health Security Reporter, covering conflict, human rights abuses, global development and international health issues, with a particular focus on Ukraine. She previously worked as a News Reporter at the Guardian and was named on the Press Awards' 30 Under 30 list in 2024.

Published 08 October 2026 3:25pm BST

Wounded veterans from 10 countries have gathered in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley for a week of endurance challenges, organised by the charity behind Prince Harry’s Invictus Games.

Twenty-five serving and former personnel, among them a Ukrainian who survived a direct bomb hit in Donetsk and a Danish combat engineer who cleared roadside bombs in Afghanistan, will run, hike or cycle up to 120km across the area on Saturday October 10, World Mental Health Day.

The Invictus Games…