Celebrate the Stories
This campaign highlights the personal stories of our participants and shows how the gift of life brings people together and saves lives.
Bera Wierhake
24, Liver recipient
Bera is one of the two faces of the World Transplant Games 2025 next to Robert. She is liver transplanted and very active in track & field.
Robert Grabowski
33, Liver and kidney recipient
Robert is one of the two main ambassadors of the WTG2025. As a liver and kidney recipient he is going to participate in swimming and track & field.
Alexandra Gyurkó
28, Liver recipient
Alexandra is a swimmer, coach and team manager at the WTG2025 for the Hungarian Team. She is competing in the WTG since 2006.
Sebastian Waurick
39, Liver recipient
Just 343 days after his transplant, Sebastian became a German champion. For the WTG2025, he will be returning to his hometown.
Charlotte Douglas
27, Kidney recipient
The WTG is an inspirational event for Charlotte. After receiving a new kidney in 2019, she is now looking forward to coming to Dresden.
Sandra Strebel
43, Kidney recipient
Sandra is a Swiss kidney transplant recipient, passionate about sports, and has won 47 medals in transplant competitions.
Lynne Holt
Team Manager Great Britain
Lynne, the UK’s first Clinical Transplant Coordinator, has been passionately promoting organ donation ever since. She now is the Team GB Manager.
Simon Arndt
33, Heart recipient
Simon got a heart transplantation already at the age of 3. Today he is living with the “oldest transplanted heart” in whole Germany.
