World Transplant Games

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The World Transplant Games (WTG) are an international multi-sport event, occurring every two years, organized by the World Transplant Games Federation (WTGF). The Games promote amateur sport amongst organ transplant recipients, living donors and donor families.

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Summer and winter sports alternate years and the event is open to anyone who has received a solid organ transplant including liver, heart, lung, kidney, pancreas or bone marrow. The idea is that people who receive these organs need to take immunosuppressants for the rest of their lives and since such drugs affect athletic performance, the games were started to give donors a level playing field. [1]

History

The games started in 1978 in Portsmouth, England with about 100 athletes from the UK, France, Germany, Greece and the United States.

The 2023 games in Perth, Australia include competitors from more than 60 countries and include events over seven days such as cycling, swimming, darts, bowling and more. [2] There are ceremonies during each of the games to honor the families of the deceased and living donors. [1]

Summer Games

Source: [3]

In 1987 and 2017 the World Transplant Games Federation was officially formed.

Now has nearly 70 member countries.

2013 and 2021 Recognized by IOC.

YearGamesHostDatesNationsAthletesRef
1978 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Portsmouth, Great Britain5100
1979 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Portsmouth, Great Britain
1980 3 Flag of the United States.svg New York City, United States
1982 4 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece
1984 5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands
1987 6 Flag of Austria.svg Innsbruck, Austria
1989 7 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
1991 8 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary
1993 9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1995 10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester, Great Britain
1997 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia
1999 12 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary
2001 13 Flag of Japan.svg Kobe, Japan
2003 14 Flag of France.svg Nancy, France
2005 15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg London, Ontario, Canada
2007 16 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok, Thailand
2009 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast, Australia
2011 18 Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg, Sweden
2013 19 Flag of South Africa.svg Durban, South Africa [4]
2015 20 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata, Argentina23 – 30 August441,110 [5]
2017 21 Flag of Spain.svg Málaga, Spain25 June – 2 July522,500 [6]
2019 22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, Great Britain17 – 23 August602,400 [7]
2021 23 Flag of the United States.svg 5K AnyWay (2021 Games set for Houston cancelled)Virtual [8]
2023 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth, Australia15 – 21 April
2025 25 Flag of Germany.svg Dresden, Germany16 – 23 August [9]

Winter Games

Source: [10]

YearGamesHostDatesNationsAthletesRef
1994 1 Flag of France.svg Tignes, France
1996 2 Flag of France.svg Pra-Loup, France
1999 3 Flag of the United States.svg Snowbird, Utah, United States
2001 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nendaz, Switzerland
2004 5 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, Italy
2008 6 Flag of Finland.svg Rovaniemi, Finland
2010 7 Flag of France.svg Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, France
2012 8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anzere, Switzerland
2014 9 Flag of France.svg La Chapelle-d'Abondance, France
2016-not held [11]
2018 10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Anzère, Switzerland7–12 January
2020 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Banff, Alberta, Canada23–28 February [12]
2022(Postponed) [13]
2024 12 Flag of Italy.svg Bormio, Italy3–8 March [13]

Sports

Source: [14] [15] [16]

Youth and Core Sports

19 Youth Sports: 10 Summer + 9 Winter Sports [17]

20 Core Sports: 14 Summer + 6 Winter Sports [18] [19]

Summer: Badminton, Bowling, Cycling, Darts, Golf, Petanque, Road Running, Squash, Swimming, Track & Field, Table Tennis, Tennis, 3 on 3 Basketball, Volleyball

Winter: Curling, Biathlon, Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross Country, Snowshoeing

All Sports

SPORTS – DONORS (including deceased donor families and living donors) • Road Race • 50m Freestyle • Athletics: 100m sprint, ball throw, long jump

Records

Results & Awards

Age Groups

Seniors age groups:

Juniors age groups:

Medals

Source: [20]

Summer

1978: [21] 99 competitors UK, France, Germany, Greece and the USA.

2011: [22] Sweden 17-24 June, 2011 Team UK 115 Gold, 94 Silver and 77 Bronze medals

2013: [23]

2015: [24]

2017: [25]

2019: [26]

2021: [27]

2023: [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]

2025: [33] [34] [16]

Winter

2020: [35] [36]

2024: [37] [38]

References

  1. 1 2 Mathewson, Eryn (2023-04-13). "The unexpected journeys of four athletes to one of the biggest competitions you've probably never heard of". CNN. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ↑ "How the World Transplant Games: gave Watford man a post-op goal". BBC News. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Previous Games - World Transplant Games Federation". wtgf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Barry (13 August 2013). "Kaylee wins gold, 25 years after becoming world's first heart transplant baby". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "2015 Summer Transplant Games Official Web Site". Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "2017 Summer Transplant Games Official Web Site" . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "2019 Summer Transplant Games Official Web Site" . Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Media Release: World Transplant Games - New host city awarded" . Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "World Transplant Summer Games 2025 finden in Dresden statt". 5 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Previous Games - World Transplant Games Federation". wtgf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  11. ↑ "HOST FOR THE 2018 WINTER WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES ANNOUNCED" (Press release). World Transplant Games Federation. 4 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "11TH WORLD TRANSPLANT WINTER GAMES 2020" (Press release). World Transplant Games Federation. 20 June 2019.
  13. 1 2 "12TH WORLD TRANSPLANT WINTER GAMES TO TAKE PLACE IN BORMIO, ITALY IN 2024" (Press release). World Transplant Games Federation. 20 June 2021.
  14. ↑ worldtransplantgames.org/sports/
  15. ↑ worldtransplantgames.org/sports-rules/
  16. 1 2 "The Sports - World Transplant Games". wtg2025.com. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  17. ↑ "Sports - World Transplant Games Federation". wtgf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  18. ↑ "Sports - World Transplant Games Federation". wtgf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  19. ↑ "Sports Rules - World Transplant Games Federation". wtgf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  20. ↑ "Results & Awards - World Transplant Games Federation". wtgf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  21. ↑ "History - World Transplant Games Federation". wtgf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  22. ↑ "TransWorld - The Journal of the World Transplant Games Federation 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-27.
  23. ↑ "19th World Transplant Games - Durban 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-27.
  24. ↑ "2015 World Transplant Games, Mar Del Plata, Argentina - Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20.
  25. ↑ "XXI World transplant games - Estadio ciudad de Malaga" (PDF). 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-15.
  26. ↑ "2019 World Transplant Games - Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-14.
  27. ↑ "Virtual Events - World Transplant Games Federation". wtgf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  28. ↑ "2023 World Transplant Games Perth - Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-03-30.
  29. ↑ "Results - World Transplant Games". Archived from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  30. ↑ "Medal Tally - World Transplant Games". Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  31. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  32. ↑ https://worldtransplantgames.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Medal-Tally_060623_Donor.pdf%5B%5D
  33. ↑ "Events Schedule - World Transplant Games 2025 Dresden". wtg2025.com. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  34. ↑ "Countdown to the World Transplant Games 2025 in Dresden". wtg2025.com. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  35. ↑ 2020 World Transplant Winter Games, Banff, AB - Complete Sports Results
  36. ↑ "Medals – 2020 Winter World Transplant Games Medal Table" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-07.
  37. ↑ 12th World Transplant Winter Games 2024
  38. ↑ Medal Tally - 12th World Transplant Winter Games 2024 – Bormio, Italy
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