Actively Promoting Organ Donation
We are the largest national charity promoting active recovery for transplant recipients and increasing awareness of the benefits of organ donation.
About
Transplant Sport are the largest national charity promoting active recovery for transplant recipients and increasing awareness of the benefits of organ donation. We actively promote the importance of more people telling their family and friends they wish to donate.
Get Involved
As a charity run by volunteers, we rely on fundraising to deliver a programme of annual events that seek to encourage as many transplant recipients as possible to participate. We are always looking to increase fundraising and to find more volunteers! Find out how you can help!
BTG
The British Transplant Games are the flagship event of Transplant Sport and have been in existence for 40 years when the first “Transplant Olympics” took place in Portsmouth in 1978. The 2019 Games will be held in Newport, Wales on 25-28 July.
Upcoming events
05
Oct
2019
Sid & Carol Lamb are hosting the Annual Fishing Competition as part of the President’s Day 2019 Activities at Scalm Park in Selby. Pegs will be allocated at 8am. Fishing will take place from 9am – 3pm. Prizes First, second and third plus biggest fish. Transplant recipient and non-transplant recipient categories Fee £20 per person....
04
Nov
2019
From 4th-9th November 2019, The Society of Sports Therapists will be hosting the SST Transplant Sport Awareness Week. The aim of the week is to raise funds for the therapy team supporting the GB & NI athletes British and World Transplant Games. It is also to raise awareness of, and spread the word about, the...
10
Nov
2019
This inaugural conference focusses upon the transplant athlete and is hosted by The Society of Sports Therapists in collaboration with Coventry University. The conference aims to promote research pertaining to transplant athletes and thus contribute to the evidence base of transplant sport and promote the contribution of sport and exercise therapists supporting Transplant Sport. The...
16
Nov
2019
We’re delighted to announce that the Nottingham Team are again hosting the annual Volleyball Tournament. The Tournament will take place on Saturday November 16 at The Sports Hall, Vision West Nottinghamshire College, Derby Road, Mansfield NG18 5BH. Time: 09:30 – 17:00 Competitors must be aged 15+. If you require hotel accommodation, rooms are available at...
29
Mar
2020
Following a successful second Transplant Sport National Football competition earlier this year, we have already decided to run this event again. This is designed for transplant recipients who play football. Football is the national game and we know that many transplant recipients play regular football safely and we would like to promote football within the transplant...
Latest News
1 October, 2019
Did you know that Transplant Sport UK is the Society of Sports Therapists (SST) chosen charity for 2019 and the upcoming Transplant Sport Awareness Week is the Society’s campaign to raise awareness of Transplantees and the health benefits of taking part in sport and exercise following organ transplantation. As part of this drive they want to...
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23 September, 2019
Unfortunately, due to low registration numbers, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the event. Apologies to all registered competitors for the inconvenience and disappointment. Full refunds will be made.
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17 September, 2019
The next World Transplant Winter Games will be held at Banff and Lake Louise, Canada, from February 23-28 2020. It is only the second time in the history of the World Transplant Winter Games that they have been held outside of Europe. Registration is not yet open but we will announce it as soon as...
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