Donor Families & Friends

Across the world thousands of families are connected through their unique contribution to the gift of life. Some have agreed to organ donation after the passing of a loved one. Others have agreed to the living donation of a kidney.

For these families the World Transplant Games have special meaning.

It’s a place to gather to share experiences and realise they were not alone in the loss of a loved one. For living donors, it is an opportunity to share the Games with the recipient of their donation.

And for all, it is an opportunity to see firsthand the benefits of the gift of life – and to feel encouraged by their part in this unique area of medicine.

Living organ donors and immediate family members of living donor and deceased organ or tissue donors (parents, siblings, spouses/partners and children) are also eligible to compete in selected events in their own division.

We invite donor families and living donors from around the world to register for the Games.