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What are the US Transplant Games?
The U.S. Transplant Games are the nation’s premier competition held every two years for recipients of lifesaving organ transplants. This Olympic-style event will unite more than 7,000 people from across the United States for exciting competition in 46 events representing 12 sports. The event has been presented by the National Kidney Foundation since 1990. The 2010 U. S. Transplant Games are scheduled for July 30-August 4, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin. Transplant athletes will compete in an extraordinary showcase of athletic talent expressly to:
- Promote the success of organ transplantation
- Bring the importance of lifesaving organ donation to the forefront of public awareness; and
- Recognize the more than 5,000 families each year who have generously donated organ and tissues of their loved ones.
Where Will The Games Be Held
The games are scheduled for July 30-August 4, 2010 in Madison, WI.
Who is involved?
The 2010 U.S. Transplant Games include more than 7,000 athletes, living donors, donor families, health care professionals, and spectators. The athletes range from 18 months to 85 years of age and are recipients of lifesaving transplants such as heart, kidney, liver, lung, pancreas or bone marrow. Each participant in the Games is a member of an official U.S. Transplant Games team representing his or her state or region.
What is The Event’s Reach
The 2010 U.S. Transplant Games include a targeted audience of 7,000 total participants, primarily transplant athletes and their families from across the United States, with an extended reach to professionals in transplant and renal health care fields. In addition, the U.S. Transplant Games continue to attract major national coverage.
Join the Team!
The U.S. Transplant Games is a four-day athletic competition among recipients of all organ and bone marrow transplants held every two years at sites all over the continental U.S. The Games consist of 12 sports and 41 events.
As much as this very special event is an athletic competition that calls attention to the success of organ and bone marrow transplantation, it is also an incredible celebration of life among recipients, their families, and friends. Transplant recipients who do not physically qualify to compete are encouraged to join the local team and attend the Games as spectators so that they can be a part of this gathering of recipients.
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US Transplant Games!
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Location: Madison, WI
July 30-August 4, 2010
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