Universal Sports Network will showcase a special production on the Warrior Games ©

A two-part programme showcasing the wounded personnel who competed in last month's Warrior Games will be showcased on Universal Sports Network over the next two weeks, it has been announced.

Entitled, "Strength & Honor: The 2015 Warrior Games", the programme will seek to tell the "inspiring stories of US wounded service members and veterans demonstrating the power of ability over disability in their personal recoveries".

Part one will premiere on Saturday (June 11) at 3pm Eastern Time in the United States before a second installment on July 18 at 4pm ET. 

The programme will focus largely on the individual journeys of featured athletes, but will also provide coverage of this year's event, held at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia last month from June 19 to 28.

The Warrior Games has become a major platform for wounded service personnel to compete on the sporting stage across the United States ©Getty Images
The Warrior Games has become a major platform for wounded service personnel to compete on the sporting stage across the United States ©Getty Images

Around 270 athlete spanning eight sports featured at those Games, with teams competing from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, US Special Operations Command and British Armed Forces.

The coverage will follow previous specials on both the 2013 and 2014 Warrior Games.

The dedication and sacrifice of our military has led to a growing number of veterans who return home with life changing injuries, both physical and mental,” said Universal Sports Network's senior vice-president of production, Dean Walker.

“Strength & Honor: The 2015 Warrior Games allows military members to share their extremely personal and inspiring stories of life changing events in combat and how their participation in the Warrior Games gives them a chance to rebuild their lives.”