Local flagbearer Elizabeth Steeves kicked off the ceremonial Invictus Games flag tour at the B.C. Legislature.

The former Royal Canadian Airforce Corporal at CFB Esquimalt fell head first off a wall, compressing and breaking vertebrae in her back, but will soon be competing at the Invictus Games in Toronto.

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The athlete soon competes in wheelchair tennis and powerlifting at the multi-sport games featuring wounded members of the military. The Invictus Games takes place Sept. 23-30 in Toronto.

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