Orlando. Military Paralympic athletes of the Paralympic Sports Group of Defense (GPSD) is participating in the second edition of the Invictus Games held in Orlando, Florida from Sunday, May 9 to May 12. They are international games dedicated to soldiers with permanent disabilities due to service. It is a major international effort in light of the Rio Olympics. The Italian team consists of 17 athletes from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Carabinieri. Gianfranco Paglia, paralysed from a gunfight in 1992 in Somalia and former Member is the captain and received the Italian flag by the Defense Minister Pinotti which he will fly at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando.
