New Zealand Transplant Games Association Inc
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September 2017 Newsletter
The September 2017 newsletter is now available.
2017 Transplant Games
New Zealand Team - 21st World Transplant Games
Malaga, Span
(left to right) Lisa Brown, Brian Wigmore, Teimouraz Bitliev, Matthew Field, Ray Morrissey, Bryan Eckersley, Ken Newlands, Sara Ford, Dave Swarbrick, Colin Church, Laurence Smith, Dave Irvine
Sport is about turning up and not giving up, and no one exemplifies this better than the Transplant New Zealand team which represented the nation at the 21st World Transplant Games in Málaga, Spain. The kidney, liver, bone-marrow and heart recipients, plus a living donor and a donor family member, competed against over 2,200 athletes from 60 member countries. New Zealand’s youngest athlete was aged 8; the oldest 73. They participated in the largest organ donation awareness event on the globe; the equivalent of the Olympics in the transplantation space.
Every athlete who took part was celebrating their second chance by embracing adventure and living life to the fullest. From the pool to the track, the court and on the field, they are all totally inspirational and show others that amazing things are possible. The athletes are alive today because a generous person and family in a hospital somewhere said ‘yes’ to organ and tissue donation.
Medal table
| Junior Athlete | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Lisa Brown | 50 metre sprint | 1 | ||
| Lisa Brown | Long Jump | 1 | ||
| Lisa Brown | 50 metre swim | 1 | ||
| Lisa Brown | Ten Pin Bowls Singles | 1 | ||
| Lisa Brown | Ball Throw | 1 | ||
| Adult Athlete | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Adrienne Smith | Donor Walk | 1 | ||
| Laurence Smith | Squash Singles | 1 | ||
| Ken NEwlands & Brian Wigmore | Kayak Doubles Sprint | 1 | ||
| Matthew Field | Long Jump | 1 | ||
| Matthew Field | High Jump | 1 | ||
| Matthew Field | 100 metres | 1 | ||
| Sara Ford | Ten Pin Bowls Singles | 1 | ||
| Dave Swarbrick | Golf | 1 | ||
| Ray Morrissey | Golf | 1 | ||
| Bryan Eckersley | Ten Pin Bowls Singles | 1 | ||
| Bryan Eckersley | 5km walk | 1 | ||
| Brian Wigmore | Badminton | 1 | ||
| Teimouraz Bitliev | Long Jump | 1 | ||
| Teimouraz Bitliev | High Jump | 1 | ||
| Teimouraz Bitliev | Discus | 1 | ||
| Teimouraz Bitliev | Javelin | 1 | ||
| 8 | 7 | 6 |
Upcoming events
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7 - 12 January 2018 Winter World Transplant Games Official site |
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30 September - 6 October 2018 Australian Transplant Games - Gold Coast Official site |
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17 - 24 August 2019 World Transplant Games - Newcastle Gateshead Official site |
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