British athletes competing in the Games have received education from UK Anti-Doping as part of a series of roadshows in partnership with Help for Heroes.

The Invictus Games are not currently compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code so does not have to follow anti-doping rules but the British Paralympic Association wanted to offer an insight into anti-doping rules and responsibilities. 

Henson, winner of a Paralympic 200 metres T42 bronze medal at Rio 2016, claimed anti-doping education was important. 

"I had a general understanding about anti-doping heading into the first Invictus Games," he said.

"I was aware of the general rules about drug taking in sport, and what the repercussions were for athletes that took them, but I had no idea about the protocols that exist to protect sport from those taking performance enhancing drugs.

"I do think that any athlete who takes part in competitive sport should be made aware of the responsibilities they have as an athlete, and the repercussions if they fail to meet those responsibilities."

Henson had both his legs blown off while on patrol for the Royal Engineers in Afghanistan in 2011.

His introduction to high-level Paralympic sport came at the first-ever Invictus Games at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London in 2014 when he took part in several sports. 

"Despite highlighting the necessity of anti-doping education, Henson does not feel that the Invictus Games should follow the same anti-doping rules as events such as the Paralympics.

"I think some of the competitors at the Games who are at an elite level should be tested during the event, but more as an education piece for the other competitors than anything else," he said. 

"The Games themselves are an event to promote and support recovery. 

"There is a pathway into elite sport, which is why I think the education is important, but full-scale testing would provide an unnecessary additional stress and administrative burden on those individuals taking part."