The WTGF proudly presents the Fit for Life!, initiative with an aim to elevate the importance of physical activity and organised sport at all levels in the long term management and well-being of transplant recipients. The importance of a transplant recipient remaining as ‘healthy around their transplanted organ as possible’ through physical activity has been confirmed...
Read MoreSTATEMENT FROM TRANSPLANT SPORT CONCERNING THE BRITISH TRANSPLANT GAMES 2021 We would like to update you on the current situation regarding the British Transplant Games 2021, in the light of the current Covid pandemic. Preparation for the Leeds Games started two years ago, with development of the athletic and social programmes including planning the opening...
Read MoreAsda CEO Roger Burnley has announced he will take on the role as Chair for the Westfield Health British Transplant Games when the event comes to Leeds in 2021. The event, organised on behalf of the charity Transplant Sport, is a flagship event that aims to raise awareness of the life-saving benefits of transplantation. Transplant...
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Read MoreInformation for solid organ transplant recipients The current pandemic with Covid-19 (more properly called SARS-Cov-2) has resulted in a worrying time for all but a particularly difficult time for those taking immunosuppressive drugs such as are needed following an organ transplant. Those on immunosuppression are not at greater risk of becoming infected but may be...
Read MoreToday (16 June 2020) Leeds welcomed the Westfield Health British Transplant Games, as it is announced that the event, organised on behalf of the charity Transplant Sport, will take place in venues across the city from 5-8 August 2021. Leeds is already warming up for the Games and has shown its support with a...
Read MoreWESTFIELD HEALTH BRITISH TRANSPLANT GAMES TO RETURN TO COVENTRY IN 2023 Earlier this month Transplant Sport announced that its biggest annual sporting and cultural event, the Westfield Health British Transplant Games, would not take place as planned in Coventry this summer due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Today it has been confirmed that the Games will...
Read MoreFollowing our previous statements confirming the postponement of the British Transplant Games in 2020 we would like to confirm that we are working hard behind the scenes with MLS and stakeholders to secure the locations and dates for future games in 2021, 2022 & 2023. There are a number of possibilities of which, as yet,...
Read MoreThe Trustees of Transplant Sport and MLS held a further teleconference yesterday evening to discuss the 2020 Westfield Health British Transplant Games in Coventry. Our main concern is the safety of all our participants, their families and friends and to the numerous volunteers and employees who support the Transplant Games many of whom work within...
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