Odainyk is currently training to compete in wheelchair basketball and rugby, as well as sitting volleyball at the games this year, which are taking place in Canada from Feb. 8–14. Ukraine will be represented by 35 participants at the 2025 competition. "Given that my throwing hand does not have fingers, I had to adapt, which I more or less have at this point," he told the Kyiv Independent. "On the court, we all feel the rhythm of the game — everyone is passionate and energized. You feel the best after a good and friendly game."Valerii Odainyk, a sapper with the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar," who lost his legs and several fingers in a mine explosion in January 2023. (Invictus Games: Team Ukraine)The Invictus Games, created in 2014 by Prince Harry, has sought to create a community for service members like Odaiynyk, bringing people together through the games themselves and creating a larger network of service members who have lived through the experience of war.