Sports Rules
Discover the official sports rules for the World Transplant Games 2025, carefully crafted to ensure fair and exciting competitions for all participants.
The official sports rules for the World Transplant Games 2025 include updates from the 2023 Games in Perth, ensuring fairness and excitement for all. A dedicated rulebook for Archery has also been developed in collaboration with the World Transplant Games Federation and its Sports Committee.
On the right, you can find a summary of the key entry and sport rule changes compared to the 2023 Games in Perth.
The complete WTG2025 rulebook is available for download below.
For questions regarding the rules, please reach out to sports@wtgf.org.
Sport Rule Changes
Triathlon:
- The requirement to demonstrate open water swim has been removed.
3×3 Basketball:
- Rules match those of the Olympic games
Darts:
- Competition format has been changed
6v6 Football:
- Implementation of the rules used during the 2024 world cup
Golf:
- Format from Newcastle will be used in Dresden
Pétanque:
- Only active players are allowed to step on the playing field.
Volleyball:
- The women net height of 2.35 meters will be used
