World Transplant Games to be held in Germany. Have you heard of them?

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We went to Dwellingup today and I picked up a local newsletter. A local resident will be competing in the World Transplant Games (WTG) in Dresden, Germany, later on this year. I’d never heard of these games. They are held every two years. In 2023, they were held in Perth, Western Australia, but I don’t remember hearing anything about them at the time. The events are open to all those who have received organ transplants including liver, heart, lung, kidney, pancreas, stem cells or bone marrow. There will be a total of seventeen different events on offer and it’s likely that athletes from 55 nations will be competing. Transplant recipients have to take immunosuppressants for the rest of their lives and these drugs affect athletic performances. The Games give these athletes a chance to compete against others in similar situations. What a wonderful idea! Have you heard of these Games? The photo was taken in Germany, in Koblenz I think.