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U.S. Transplant Games

The U.S. Transplant Games are a biennial, four-day athletic competition among recipients of organ transplants. Competition in the U.S. Transplant Games is open to anyone who has received a lifesaving organ transplant--heart, liver, kidney, lung, and pancreas. Bone marrow recipients are also eligible to participate. As much as the Games are an athletic event that calls attention to the success of organ and tissue transplantation, they are also a celebration of life among recipients, their families and friends. Donor Families gather for the Giving, Grieving, GrowingT classes and to cheer on the athletes. For more information, please go to www.transplantgames.com

International Games

In odd ending years, U.S. transplant recipients are invited to attend the International Games, which are sponsored by the World Transplant Games Federation. The WTGF is an association formed in 1987, with its head office in England . It has member associations in more than 60 countries. Its purpose is to organize the World Transplant Games every two years so that by their performances transplanted athletes can show the world how successful transplant surgery has become.