World Transplant Games

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 editions
Year Games Host Dates Nations Athletes Ref
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 23 Houston, Texas, USA 29 May - 5 June Canceled [5]

Winter editions
Year Games Host Dates Nations Athletes Ref
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]

Sports

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.

http://wtgf.org/sports-youth/

References
  1. 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.
  2. "2015 Summer Transplant Games Official Web Site". Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "2017 Summer Transplant Games Official Web Site". Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. "2019 Summer Transplant Games Official Web Site". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. "Media Release: World Transplant Games - New host city awarded". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  6. "HOST FOR THE 2018 WINTER WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES ANNOUNCED" (Press release). World Transplant Games Federation. 4 May 2017.
  7. "11TH WORLD TRANSPLANT WINTER GAMES 2020" (Press release). World Transplant Games Federation. 20 June 2019.
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