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12 Dec

Posted at 00:04h in Articles - 2025 by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] A Dream in Motion: Jorge Luis Clavel’s Journey After Transplant Fourteen years ago, Jorge Luis Clavel received a kidney transplant that gave him a second chance at life. For many, such a moment marks the beginning of recovery....

11 Dec

Posted at 23:57h in Articles - 2025 by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Honouring a Donor Through Movement Fifteen years ago, Vilma Achuma received a kidney transplant that would change her life forever. Like many transplant recipients, her journey after surgery was not only about recovery — it was about learning...

28 Nov

Posted at 13:41h in Articles - 2025 by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] We’re pleased to share that our recent live webinar with psychologist Dr Carl Bescoby — held on 25 November — was a resounding success.The session drew strong engagement from transplant athletes across the world, and many requested...

27 Nov

Posted at 19:46h in Articles - 2025, Latest News by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Transplant Football World Cup 2026 in Frankfurt 27 November 2025 The World Transplant Games Federation (WTGF) is delighted to announce that Germany has been selected as the host nation for the Transplant Football World Cup (TFWC) 2026, taking...

07 Oct

Posted at 21:56h in Articles - 2025 by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] In 2008, transplant physicians in Mongolia organised the first local transplant sports event. Since then, the Games have grown, with editions in 2015 and 2018 — and in May 2025, Ulaanbaatar proudly hosted the 4th Transplant Sports...

07 Oct

Posted at 21:37h in Articles - 2025 by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Toni Gamero Barrantes — known as Toneti to his friends — carried a story of courage, gratitude, and new beginnings to Dresden 2025, where he competed in his first-ever World Transplant Games. In September 2019, at the age...

06 Oct

Posted at 14:12h in Articles - 2025 by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] From September 18–21, 2025, the city of Curitiba proudly hosted the 3rd edition of the Brazilian Transplant Games (JBTx). More than 100 athletes from across Brazil gathered with organ donors, families, and dedicated medical teams to celebrate life...

06 Oct

Posted at 13:49h in Articles - 2025 by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Simon Perkin marked an incredible milestone in Dresden, competing in his third World Transplant Games after receiving two life-saving bone marrow transplants in 2012. Now 60 years old, Simon took on a full schedule of events, proudly representing...

06 Oct

Posted at 12:52h in Articles - 2025 by
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Nine years ago, Peter Tišler received a combined pancreas and kidney transplant, a rare procedure with fewer than 20 cases in Slovenia. The date was Friday the 13th, which for Peter became not unlucky, but the happiest...