TRANSPLANT TEAM GEARS UP TO GO DOWN UNDER FOR 2023 WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES

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 …

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Team Meeting November 2022

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 …

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Doing sport the right way…

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 …

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Cycling event in Andorra in July

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 …

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Interested in Transplant Soccer at the World Transplant Games?

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 …

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Exciting WTGF Announcement… #FitForLife

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...