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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...

05 Oct

Posted at 23:44h 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=""] At 57 years old, Ana is a mother, psychologist, hiker, athlete, and a proud bone marrow recipient whose life is a testament to resilience and determination. Even during the most difficult days of her illness, Ana refused to...

05 Oct

Posted at 23:39h 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=""] Team India arrived at the World Transplant Games 2025 in Dresden stronger than ever, with 57 athletes, 49 recipients and 8 donors. 🏟 The Road to Dresden In preparation for the Games, ORGAN India, in association with the Regional...

05 Oct

Posted at 23:36h 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=""] Transplant Sport Ireland (TSI) arrived in Dresden with 50 athletes and supporters, ready to compete at the World Transplant Games 2025. The team, built on volunteer passion and athlete leadership, carried with it Ireland’s long tradition of...

05 Oct

Posted at 23:34h 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 2006, Monty Summers was diagnosed with leukaemia. His only chance to survive was a bone marrow transplant. Thanks to a selfless donor, Monty received a second chance at life, a chance he has never taken for...

05 Oct

Posted at 23:25h 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=""] Being there for all of you at my first World Transplant Games as President was an absolute privilege. I chose not to compete so I could be at the start and finish of as many events as possible,...

05 Oct

Posted at 23:13h 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=""] The 25th World Transplant Games: A Celebration of Life Like No Other The curtain has fallen on the 25th World Transplant Games in Dresden, and the world is still buzzing. After seven days of sport, emotion, and unforgettable...