General news and photos from Games week
Fourteen Irish transplant recipients will travel to Perth, Australia next month to represent Ireland at the World Transplant Games (15-21April). This follows a four-year hiatus for the biennial World Transplant Games, as the previous event planned for 2021 had to be cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Irish squad gathered at the ALSAA …
Continue reading TRANSPLANT TEAM GEARS UP TO GO DOWN UNDER FOR 2023 WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES
As promised at the last Team Zoom meeting, we are hosting a follow up Zoom meeting tonight (November 21st) at 7pm. The agenda is as follows: •World Transplant Games Perth 2023 •Future Development •ALSAA sports sessions •Next zoom event •AOB You can register for the meeting by clicking on the image below:
As agreed at our last Zoom team meeting, we have a follow up Zoom meeting planned for 7pm on Monday November 21st. It is an opportunity to hear about 1). work that has started on developing the governance structures for the sports team; 2). plans for the first ALSAA Sports Session (open to all) on …
As we look forward to the World Transplant Games in Perth in April, it is appropriate to remember the World Transplant Games Federation (WTGF) Code of Conduct. Appropriate behaviour is not only the responsibility of competitors, it is also required of officials, registered supporters and the general public. Happily, our teams from over the years …
We received the correspondence below today. If you are interested in getting involved please contact colin@ika.ie. Dear WTGF, I’m María Jesús Martínez, Team Manager and only athlete that represented for the first time Andorra at The World Transplant Games in Newcastle 2019. In recent days ATIDA, The Transplant & Donors Association of Andorra began to …
A message from the WTGF President, Chris Thomas; The World Transplant Football Commission, in partnership with World Transplant Games Federation, is pleased to announce that we will be holding two “Fit for Life!” exhibition football matches as part of the opening day celebrations of the World Transplant Games in Malaga, Spain. Transplant athletes and living …
Continue reading Interested in Transplant Soccer at the World Transplant Games?
To celebrate the launch of our Fit for Life! Global Initiative, the WTGF, supported by Astellas, will be giving our first 12 ambassadors the opportunity to be recognized during a celebration of the gift of life at an international rugby test match between the World-champion New Zealand All Blacks and the Irish Rugby Football Union at Chicago's iconic Soldier Field...
You can check out the starting lists for all the sports via the link below: http://www.vantaa2016.fi/en/games/etdsc/sports.
Petanque will be played on Tuesday July 12th with Singles in the morning and doubles in the afternoon.
The latest issue of 'Transplant World', the magazine of the World Transplant Games Federation, is now available to read by clicking on the image below. If you would like to receive a printed copy by post please email colin@ika.ie (we have limited copies available).
Transplant Team Ireland 