Entry is open to recipients, aged between 4 and 80 plus, of life-supporting allografts and haemopoietic cell transplants from other individuals or species which require or have required the use of immunosuppressive drug therapies.
Entry is open to recipients, aged between 4 and 80 plus, of life-supporting allografts and haemopoietic cell transplants from other individuals or species which require or have required the use of immunosuppressive drug therapies.
Competitors must have been transplanted for at least 1 year, with stable graft function, be medically fit and have trained for the events in which they have entered. If a potential competitor has been transplanted for at least 6 months, with stable graft function, has been training, and has permission from their own doctor, their entry may be considered by the WTGF Medical Committee and be allowed to enter.
Donor Families and Living donors can take part in selected sporting events.
All country teams must be active members of the World Transplant Games Federation. Your registration is not confirmed until it is approved by your Team Manager. Check with your Country Team Manager http://wtgf.org/member-countries/ about local eligibility and selection guidelines. If your country is not listed in the dropdown please select ‘Other’ or contact the WTGF at wtgf@wtgf.org
Below includes some important information relating to the registration system for the 2023 World Transplant Games to be held in Perth, Australia between 15 – 21 April 2023. Please read these notes carefully prior to registration.
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Athletes will compete by gender in the following age groups:
Doubles events:
Juniors will compete in events designated as junior events by gender in the following age groups:
Juniors 16 or 17 years of age are permitted to compete in adult age events but must then compete only in adult events.
Age on the first day of the the Games will apply – 15 April 2023.
All athletes participating in the 2023 World Transplant Games must agree to and sign the Code of Conduct.
The following cancellation policy applies to the refund of registration fees for the 2023 World Transplant Games:
Please note if the Medical LOC does not approve your medical certificates and denies you participation in the Games, you will be granted a 100% refund so long as you have met the deadline date for submission. Should you be forced to cancel your own attendance at the games for medical or personal reasons, the normal cancellation policies will apply. It is essential that you take your own travel insurance to assist with cancellation charges.
The above policy and the dates are based on a games which commences on 15th April 2023.
We acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which we gather for the 2023 World Transplant Games. We recognise their connections to land, sea, and community and pay our respect to their elders past and present.
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