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- 17 August 2025
Dresden, Germany is home to the World Transplant Games 2025. Athletes and teams from 60 countries are here for a week of competition and camaraderie.
From 17 – 24 August athletes will compete in 17 different sports.
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Save the date: IPSOT-Symposium
We are pleased to invite you to the IPSOT Symposium 2025, hosted by TransDia Sport Deutschland e.V., taking place from 22–23 August 2025 at the International Congress Center Dresden (ICD).
Explore the WTG2025 cycling route
We are excited to announce that the cycling competitions and the sprint triathlon at the World Transplant Games 2025 will take place in a truly beautiful and dynamic setting: the Brettmühlenteich in Thiendorf, located just northeast of Dresden. This scenic venue is no stranger to endurance sports — it serves as the official course for the local triathlon club, which hosts its annual race at this very location.
Successful Test Run for the World Transplant Games 2025
From 1 to 4 May, around 200 athletes from across Germany took part in the 44th German Championships for Transplanted and Dialysis Patients in Dresden. These national championships also served as a crucial test event for the World Transplant Games 2025 (WTG), which will take place from 17 to 24 August 2025 in the Saxon capital.
From the edge of life to the heart of the games: Erika Kaiser’s story of hope, healing, and heroism
When Erika Kaiser takes the starting line in Dresden at the World Transplant Games 2025, she’ll be racing with more than just determination—she’ll be racing with the heart of a survivor and the soul of a storyteller.
Roland Kaiser becomes ambassador for the World Transplant Games 2025 in Dresden
Dresden, April 7 – The summer of 2025 in Dresden will be a celebration of second chances at life. From August 17 to 24, the World Transplant Games (WTG) will take place in the capital of Saxony—marking the first time the event comes to Germany. Up to 2,500 athletes from as many as 60 countries are expected to travel to Dresden. What unites them all: they share a personal transplant story and prove that life after organ donation and transplantation can be active and full of sport.
TX teddy joins the DGCH organ donation run
The DGCH Organ Donation Run is an annual initiative by the German Society of Surgery (DGCH), held as part of the DCK Congress, which took place this year from March 26 to 28, 2025. Yesterday, on March 27, the in-person run brought together participants dedicated to raising awareness about organ donation and transplantation.
