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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.
Summer Games
Year | Games | Host | Dates | Nations | Athletes | Ref |
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1978 | 1 | Portsmouth, Great Britain | ||||
1979 | 2 | Portsmouth, Great Britain | ||||
1980 | 3 | New York City, United States | ||||
1982 | 4 | Athens, Greece | ||||
1984 | 5 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||
1987 | 6 | Innsbruck, Austria | ||||
1989 | 7 | Singapore | ||||
1991 | 8 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||
1993 | 9 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||
1995 | 10 | Manchester, Great Britain | ||||
1997 | 11 | Sydney, Australia | ||||
1999 | 12 | Budapest, Hungary | ||||
2001 | 13 | Kobe, Japan | ||||
2003 | 14 | Nancy, France | ||||
2005 | 15 | London, Ontario, Canada | ||||
2007 | 16 | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||
2009 | 17 | Gold Coast, Australia | ||||
2011 | 18 | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||
2013 | 19 | Durban, South Africa | [1] | |||
2015 | 20 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 23 – 30 August | 44 | 1,110 | [2] |
2017 | 21 | Málaga, Spain | 25 June – 2 July | 52 | 2,500 | [3] |
2019 | 22 | Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, Great Britain | 17 - 23 August | 60 | 2,400 | [4] |
2021 | - | Houston, Texas, USA | Canceled | [5][1] | ||
2023 | 23 | Perth, Australia | 15 – 21 April |
Winter Games
Year | Games | Host | Dates | Nations | Athletes | Ref |
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1994 | 1 | Tignes, France | ||||
1996 | 2 | Pra-Loup, France | ||||
1999 | 3 | Snowbird, Utah, United States | ||||
2001 | 4 | Nendaz, Switzerland | ||||
2004 | 5 | Bormio, Italy | ||||
2008 | 6 | Rovaniemi, Finland | ||||
2010 | 7 | Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, France | ||||
2012 | 8 | Anzere, Switzerland | ||||
2014 | 9 | La Chapelle-d'Abondance, France | ||||
2016 | - | not held | [6] | |||
2018 | 10 | Anzère, Switzerland | 7–12 January | |||
2020 | 11 | Banff, Alberta, Canada | 23 - 28 February | [7] | ||
2022 | 12 | Bormio, Italy | (Postponed) | [8] |
Sports
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Age Groups
Seniors age groups:
- (18–29), (30–39), (40–49), (50–59), (60–69) and (70+). Doubles events: (18–29), (30–49) and (50+).
Juniors age groups:
- (5 years and under), (6–8), (9–11), (12–14) and (15–17). Juniors 16 or 17 years of age are permitted to compete in adult age events, but must then compete only in adult events.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2015 Summer Transplant Games Official Web Site". Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "2017 Summer Transplant Games Official Web Site". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "2019 Summer Transplant Games Official Web Site". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Media Release: World Transplant Games - New host city awarded". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "HOST FOR THE 2018 WINTER WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES ANNOUNCED" (Press release). World Transplant Games Federation. 4 May 2017.
- ^ "11TH WORLD TRANSPLANT WINTER GAMES 2020" (Press release). World Transplant Games Federation. 20 June 2019.
- ^ "12TH WORLD TRANSPLANT WINTER GAMES TO TAKE PLACE IN BORMIO, ITALY IN 2022" (Press release). World Transplant Games Federation. 20 June 2021.