27-407: Kumi Taguchi may refer to: Kumi Taguchi (journalist) (born 1975), Australian broadcaster and presenter Kumi Taguchi (actress) , Japanese actress in 1970's films [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
54-429: A hospital for those suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder . Taguchi has also been an ambassador for mental health awareness. In 2014, she was appointed presenter of ABC News Afternoons on ABC News . Taguchi remained presenter of ABC News Afternoons until December 2017. She moved into a new role in 2018 focusing more on Compass and hosting other programs across ABC TV . In 2015, Taguchi filled in as
81-559: A presenting partner in 2023. Speaking at the launch, Prince Harry said that the Games would "demonstrate the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and demonstrate life beyond disability". He also said that their long-term objective was to ensure that injured troops are not forgotten as Britain's involvement with the War in Afghanistan comes to an end. The Invictus Games Foundation
108-790: A venue during the 2012 Olympics . Having seen a British team competing at the US Warrior Games held in Colorado in 2013, Harry wished to bring the concept of a similar international sporting event to the United Kingdom. With the backing of Mayor of London Boris Johnson , the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Ministry of Defence , the event was put together over ten months. £500,000 of funding for
135-680: Is an Australian journalist, broadcaster and presenter living in Sydney . Taguchi is currently host of Insight on SBS . Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to her Japanese father, Akira Taguchi and Australian mother. Taguchi grew up in rural New South Wales learning classical violin from the age of five, and won a scholarship to study music at the University of Wollongong . Working at ABC Local Radio she pursued her passions for writing and film. Returning to Australia in 2010, Taguchi worked at both
162-455: Is the owner of the brand and the selector of future Host Cities. It is responsible for sport and competition management, rules, categorisations and branding. The bidding process for future games started in November 2014. The people who govern the foundation are: Lewis Hamilton , a seven-time Formula One World Champion , was appointed the first ambassador; he visited Tedworth House before
189-553: The Pan American and Parapan American Games in 2015 , Toronto's organizers planned to feature more competitors, nations and sports—such as ice events—than previously. Unlike prior games which were hosted at a single site, multiple venues around the Greater Toronto Area hosted the 12 sporting events and opening and closing ceremonies. The Air Canada Centre hosted the ceremonies. Fort York National Historic Site hosted
216-618: The Zuiderpark Stadion in The Hague , Netherlands, but were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . They were then postponed again to the spring of 2022. The new dates were 16 April to 22 April 2022. In April 2021, it was announced that Heart of Invictus , a Netflix documentary series in partnership with Invictus Games and Archewell, would surround the competitors from the 2022 Invictus Games. Prince Harry would executive produce
243-652: The ABC and SBS before settling at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . In 2013, Taguchi completed a series of adventurous assignments, including reporting on the experience of running her first marathon near Uluru , reporting on the Blue Mountains bush fires and sailing on a 70-foot yacht in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. In 2014, she spent two weeks documenting the experience of those being treated in
270-585: The Copper Box and the Lee Valley Athletics Centre . The Games were broadcast by the BBC . 14 countries were invited to the 2014 games, 8 from Europe, 2 from Asia, 2 from North America and 2 from Oceania. No countries from Africa were invited. Teams from all the invited countries, except Iraq, took part. The closing concert was broadcast on BBC Two , hosted by Clare Balding and Greg James . The concert
297-558: The Duke of Sussex announced that the 2025 games will take place in Vancouver and Whistler , Canada. It is planned to be the first games to feature winter adaptive sports, including alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling. The bid to host the games was submitted by True Patriot Love Foundation , in partnership with the Government of Canada, the province of British Columbia and
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#1733114276894324-628: The US, Military Adaptive Sports Inc. (MASI) was created, and worked to build on the success of the Invictus Games 2014 held in London. Ken Fisher served as chairman and CEO for Invictus Games Orlando 2016. All 14 countries from the 2014 Games were invited back, while Jordan was the only new invitee. Toronto hosted the 2017 Invictus Games in September 2017 during Canada's sesquicentennial . Building from hosting
351-464: The announcement. In July 2015, Lewis invited some Invictus Games athletes to the British Grand Prix . The first Invictus Games were held in London on 10–14 September 2014. Around 300 competitors from 13 countries which have fought alongside the United Kingdom in recent military campaigns participated. Competitive events were held at many of the venues used during the 2012 Olympics, including
378-556: The archery; Nathan Phillips Square hosted wheelchair tennis; Ryerson University's Mattamy Athletic Centre hosted the indoor rowing, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby; St. George's Golf and Country Club hosted the golf; The Distillery District hosted the Jaguar Land Rover driving challenge; High Park hosted cycling; Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre hosted swimming, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball; and York Lions Stadium hosted
405-607: The athletics. Michael Burns was the CEO for the 2017 Games, and the official mascot for the Games was Vimy, a Labrador. All 15 countries from the 2016 Games were invited back, with new invitations going to Romania and Ukraine. Bids to host the 2018 Invictus Games closed in December 2015. The Gold Coast in Australia announced its intention to bid, using facilities built for the 2018 Commonwealth Games . In November 2016, Sydney , Australia,
432-459: The host of 7.30 , the show that she had first worked on 20 years earlier at the start of her career. On 25 April 2018, she hosted 7.30 again. She also announced she had been signed on by Simon & Schuster to write a memoir that would be published the following year. In October 2018, Taguchi hosted the Invictus Games opening and closing ceremonies in Sydney which were broadcast around
459-511: The host of the Drive radio show on 702 ABC Sydney . She has also backfilled as co-anchor of ABC News Breakfast with Michael Rowland , and Virginia Trioli . In March 2017, Taguchi was appointed host of Compass , replacing Geraldine Doogue . In April 2017, Taguchi presented segments during Star Gazing Live hosted by Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro at Australia's Siding Spring Observatory . In January 2018, she filled in as
486-455: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kumi_Taguchi&oldid=932953151 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kumi Taguchi (journalist) Kumi Taguchi ( 田口久実 , Taguchi Kumi , born 17 August 1975 )
513-564: The lives of veterans and families through sport within Australia beyond the games period. Today the organisation supports veterans and their families across Australia, connecting them to sport at both a grassroots and international level, whether through spectating, coaching, participating or volunteering. The organisation have partnerships with leading organisations such as the Australian Sports Commission and Volunteering Australia . The games were to be held on 9–16 May 2020 at
540-584: The project came from the Endeavour Fund, an arm of the Royal Foundation Prince Harry had created specifically for veterans' recovery, with an equal amount being pledged by Chancellor George Osborne from Treasury funds generated by fines imposed on banks as a result of the Libor scandal . The Games were also sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover . Boeing was announced as a sponsor in 2018 and became
567-664: The series and appear on camera. The funding from the documentary series would go to the Invictus Games Foundation, and their work supporting international wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans. Games were to be held in 2022 in Düsseldorf , Germany, in the Merkur Spiel-Arena . Following the postponement of the 2020 Games to 2022, the Düsseldorf Games were postponed to 2023. On 22 April 2022,
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#1733114276894594-573: The world. She shared the stage with the athletes and Invictus patron Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex . For Christmas 2019, Taguchi became part of an effort to write Christmas music appropriate to Australia, resulting in a 59 minute documentary Christmas Sounds Better This Year aired and repeated in the weeks before Christmas. Five individuals and groups, Luke O'Shea (composer), Phoenix Voices of Youth (choir), The Soldiers Wife (choir and creative group), Moorambilla Voices (an indigenous singing group), and Keys of Life, were engaged to create music. Taguchi
621-490: Was an active part of the creative process, including rehearsing for and playing the violin for one of the resulting concerts where the music was premiered. In November 2020, SBS announced that Taguchi would be the new host for their current affair program Insight . She works as a facilitator with her husband Mark Dando at consultancy Rabbit and Lion. Taguchi was married to fellow journalist Hugh Riminton between 2005 and 2006. They share custody of their daughter Coco who
648-404: Was announced as the host city. Patrick Kidd was the CEO. The Royal Australian Mint released a commemorative $ 1 coin featuring Braille text in the lead-up to the Games. All 17 countries from the 2017 Games were invited back, with an invitation extended to Poland. Off the back of the Invictus Games in Sydney, a legacy organisation was set up, Invictus Australia , to continue to strengthen
675-493: Was born in November 2005. She married Mark Dando in 2014. Invictus Games The Invictus Games is an international multi-sport event first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans. The word 'Invictus' is Latin for 'unconquered', chosen as an embodiment of the fighting spirit of the wounded, injured and sick service personnel and what they can achieve, post-injury. The Invictus Games were founded by Prince Harry , when he
702-641: Was hosted by Nick Grimshaw and Fearne Cotton , with live performances from Foo Fighters , Kaiser Chiefs , James Blunt , Rizzle Kicks , Bryan Adams and Ellie Goulding . On 14 July 2015 Prince Harry announced the 2016 Invictus Games would take place from 8–12 May 2016 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida . On 28 October 2015, Prince Harry, USA's First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden launched Invictus Games 2016 at Fort Belvoir . In order to bring Invictus Games to
729-637: Was joint patron of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry , along with Sir Keith Mills, and in partnership with the Ministry of Defense. Inspiration for the Invictus Games came from Prince Harry's 2013 visit to the Warrior Games in the United States, where he witnessed the ability of sport to help both psychologically and physically. The Games were launched on 6 March 2014 by Prince Harry at London's Copper Box arena, used as
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