{"id":55798,"date":"2021-08-17T23:21:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T23:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/17\/army-cancels-this-years-dod-warrior-games-due-to-covid-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:57:02","slug":"army-cancels-this-years-dod-warrior-games-due-to-covid-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/08\/17\/army-cancels-this-years-dod-warrior-games-due-to-covid-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Army cancels this year\u2019s DoD Warrior Games due to COVID concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2019\/07\/01\/the-2019-warrior-games-drew-record-number-of-athletes-and-crowds\/\" target=\"_blank\">DoD Warrior Games<\/a> have been canceled because of concerns about the surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The games feature hundreds of elite athletes, including athletes from international allied nations, in an annual competition of wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans in 12 adaptive sports. They were scheduled for Sept. 12-22, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This would have been the 11th anniversary of the annual competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate we are unable to hold the games, but our first priority must be the health and welfare of everyone involved,\u201d said Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, in an announcement Tuesday of the decision to cancel the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As executive agent for the DoD Warrior Games this year, Wormuth consulted with senior Army leaders, medical professionals and others, according to the announcement, which came just a month before the scheduled games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2020, the Marine Corps, the designated host for that year\u2019s games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/05\/29\/2020-warrior-games-scrubbed-by-marine-corps-over-covid-19-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\">also canceled the event <\/a>because of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe entire DoD understands the importance of the Warrior Games to the athletes and their families, as part of their recovery process, which makes this decision even more difficult,\u201d Wormuth stated, thanking the athletes, staff personnel and others for their hard work preparing for the games. \u201cThe games are an important event for the DoD community. 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