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AJ Pingram

Invictus Competitor

  • Who is your visiting athlete?
    Alistair ‘AJ’ Pingram is a former Royal Marines Engineer. He played professional hockey with the Royal Navy before an accident damaged both of his ankles in 2000.
  • An interesting fact about AJ
    He attended his first Invictus Games as a spectator before then being encouraged to try out for the team.
  • Greatest achievement
    He won gold at the Invictus Games in London 2014 against the USA with a score of 19-9 at the Copper Box in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
  • What next?
    Please show the video to the children at least 2 weeks before AJ's visit to introduce the event

“AJ was excellent. The children thoroughly enjoyed hearing his story and he was willing to answer any questions the children threw at him.”