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OFFICIAL account of the World Transplant Winter Games 2024 in Bormio, Italy

With competitions in many different disciplines from skiing and snowboarding to cross-country skiing and curling, the Winter World Transplant Games provides challenges and excitement in equal quantities and will leave you with memories to take home and cherish.

28/12/2025

Proudly celebrating Transplant Australia Football Club 🇦🇺⚽

Australia’s national transplant football team bringing together recipients, donors, families and supporters through the power of sport.

Competing on the world stage, TAFC proudly finished 7th globally at the Transplant Football World Cup 2024 in Cervia, Italy, championing inclusion, health and the Gift of Life — on and off the pitch.

Discover their story and support transplant football in Australia:
👉 https://bit.ly/4s2bg00

27/12/2025

107 KM of Courage 🚴‍♂️

Diego Colichelli, a kidney transplant recipient, completed the iconic Gran Fondo 7 Lagos — a demanding 107 km mountain cycling challenge through breathtaking landscapes.

Powered by the gift of life from his daughter’s aunt, Diego’s journey is a powerful story of resilience, gratitude, and what’s possible after transplantation.

👉 Read Diego’s full story here:
https://bit.ly/3YlAYii

26/12/2025

🌍⚽ Show Us Your Transplant Team!

From local pick-up squads to national heroes — every team tells a story of courage, second chances, and life after transplant. 💚
Now it’s time to shine together as we build toward the Transplant Football World Cup 2026! 🏆🇩🇪

📣 We want to see YOUR team!

📸 Drop a photo of your transplant football team in the comments and tell us:
🔹 Where you’re from
🔹 Your team name
🔹 What makes your team special!

Let’s celebrate every team that trains, competes, and honours donors through the beautiful game.
Because every match we play is a tribute to life. 🌍✨

Ready? Tag your teammates & share your photo below! 👇⚽

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25/12/2025

THROWBACK THURSDAY 🥇🇺🇸

A podium moment that says everything.
Strength. Pride. Gratitude. Victory.

This is what the World Transplant Games are all about — celebrating life after transplant, honouring donors, and proving that age, illness, or adversity never define what’s possible.

Every medal tells a deeper story.
Every smile carries the power of the Gift of Life. 💚

🎥 Credit: WTG2025:YesVideography

25/12/2025

From everyone at the WTGF, we are grateful for every story, every moment, and every person who made 2025 so meaningful. Onward together 💫

25/12/2025

Season’s Greetings from the World Transplant Games Federation! ✨🎄

To our incredible transplant community, donor families, supporters, volunteers, and global friends — we wish you and your loved ones a safe, joyful, and healthy festive season. 💚

May this holiday bring moments of connection, gratitude, and celebration for the Gift of Life. 🌍💝

Here’s to wellness, togetherness, and new achievements in the year ahead!

With appreciation,
WTGF — Together We Live, Together We Thrive 🏅🌱

24/12/2025

Gerardo Reyna shares a heartfelt message capturing the magic, impact, and unforgettable moments of an incredible 2025 with the WTGF ✨

24/12/2025

🎉💚 Because of donors, life keeps celebrating.
Every hug after a transplant, every birthday candle blown out, every graduation, every family holiday, every “I love you” — it all exists because someone chose to give the Gift of Life.

Donor heroes don’t just save lives.
They create time.
They create memories.
They create moments that families hold onto forever.

🎉 Moments made possible by donors:
• More birthdays
• More laughter
• More achievements
• More holidays and family time
• More life to live

🕯️ To every donor and every donor family: thank you for the moments the world gets to keep. Your gift lives on in every smile, every milestone, and every tomorrow. 💛

23/12/2025

I AM Transplant! 🌟

Meet Sandra Hügelschäfer from Germany, a proud liver transplant recipient who continues to show the world what strength, resilience, and second chances truly look like.

📸 Captured during her remarkable journey as a World Champion at the World Transplant Games in Dresden, Sandra earned her title in the 100m Backstroke (ages 40–49) — a powerful testament to dedication, courage, and life after transplantation.

Her story is a reminder that every victory, every step forward, and every moment lived with gratitude honours the incredible Gift of Life and the donor who made it possible. 💚

💪 More transplant recipients, more active, more often!

22/12/2025

My First WTG: First Games, First Europe 🇨🇦✨
Meet Sarah Kielek-Caster from Canada — a proud kidney transplant recipient who experienced her very first World Transplant Games in 2025. 🌍💚

For Sarah, the Games were unforgettable in more ways than one. Not only was it her first time competing at the World Transplant Games, but it was also her first journey to Europe — made even more special by the incredible energy, atmosphere, and sense of community surrounding the event. 🏟️✨

Inspired by the experience, Sarah is already looking ahead, determined to return to future Games and continue representing Team Canada with even greater pride. 🇨🇦💪

Her story captures the spirit of the Games — new beginnings, global connection, and the power of second chances through sport.

🌍 Now we want to hear from YOU!
What was your first WTG experience?
📸 Share your story and photo here:
👉 https://bit.ly/4grxiDO

21/12/2025

🌟 Webinar Replay Now Available!

Whether you’re returning to movement, facing injury, or rebuilding confidence after transplant — this talk is for you.

🧩 Finding Your Flow Again:
How transplant athletes can overcome mental barriers during recovery and rediscover their rhythm in sport and in life.

🗣️ Featuring: Dr Carl Bescoby, Psychologist
💬 Insightful. Practical. Athlete-focused.

📺 Watch the recording here:
https://bit.ly/48mQfW8

🎗️ Presented by the World Transplant Games Federation
🌱 Supported by the Community Fund

20/12/2025

My Way of Honouring My Donor 💛

Vilma Achuma, a kidney transplant recipient, shares how sport became her way of giving thanks for the ultimate gift — life.
Through movement, strength, and resilience, Vilma honours her donor, her sister Mónica, and celebrates the power of second chances.

Her story is a powerful reminder that transplantation doesn’t just save lives — it gives people the opportunity to truly live. 💪🌍

👉 Read Vilma’s full story here:
https://bit.ly/44qiErT

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