BRITISH TRANSPLANT GAMES
About The Games
Flagship project of the charity Transplant Sport.
The British Transplant Games are the flagship project of the charity Transplant Sport and have been in existence for over 45 years when the first “Transplant Olympics” took place in Portsmouth in 1978. At that time, these Games were an international event and included teams from France, Greece and even the USA.
Since these early beginnings with competitors, affectionately known as “99 blooming miracles”, the Games have grown and are held every year in different cities throughout the UK. The British Transplant Games have been staged annually since 1978 in 17 host cities across the UK including Portsmouth (1994), Edinburgh (2007), Belfast (1998) Medway (2012), Sheffield (2013), Bolton (2014), Newcastle Gateshead (2015), Liverpool (2016), North Lanarkshire (2017), Birmingham (2018), Newport (2019), Leeds (2022), Coventry (2023) and Nottingham (2024).
Flagship project of the charity Transplant Sport.
The British Transplant Games are the flagship project of the charity Transplant Sport and have been in existence for over 45 years when the first “Transplant Olympics” took place in Portsmouth in 1978. At that time, these Games were an international event and included teams from France, Greece and even the USA.
Since these early beginnings with competitors, affectionately known as “99 blooming miracles”, the Games have grown and are held every year in different cities throughout the UK. The British Transplant Games have been staged annually since 1978 in 17 host cities across the UK including Portsmouth (1994), Edinburgh (2007), Belfast (1998) Medway (2012), Sheffield (2013), Bolton (2014), NewcastleGateshead (2015), Liverpool (2016), North Lanarkshire (2017), Birmingham (2018), Newport (2019), Leeds (2022), Coventry (2023) and Nottingham (2024).
1,000+
Transplant Athletes
1,700+
Supporters Watching
26
Sporting Events
1600+
Donor Run Entries
1,000+
Transplant Athletes
1,700+
Supporters Watching
26
Sporting Events
2000+
Donor Run Entries
The Games Oxford
The Games aim to demonstrate the benefits of transplantation, encouraging transplant patients to regain fitness, whilst increasing public awareness of the need for more people to join the NHS Organ Donation Register and discuss their wishes with their families. They also seek to thank and celebrate donor families and the gift of life. The 2025 Games will be held in Oxford.
The Games Oxford
The Games aimed to demonstrate the benefits of transplantation, encouraging transplant patients to regain fitness, whilst increasing public awareness of the need for more people to join the NHS Organ Donation Register and discuss their wishes with their families. They also sought to thank and celebrate donor families and the gift of life. The 2025 Games were held in Oxford.
12
Sporting Venues
4,000+
Individual Entries
8000+
Bed Nights Booked
£1.9M
Direct Spend Into Economy
12
Sporting Venues
4,000+
Individual Entries
8000+
Bed Nights Booked
£1.9M
Direct Spend Into Economy
50
Therapy Team
200 +
Volunteers
8000+
Bed Nights Booked
196
Live Donors
PREVIOUS GAMES
PREVIOUS GAMES
The Games are a mass participation major sport and cultural event for transplant recipients and their families. With live donors competing throughout the games from the ages of 3 to 80+. The games receive no central funding and all monies must be raised via the Local Organising Committee.
The Games are a mass participation major sport and cultural event for transplant recipients and their families. With live donors competing throughout the games from the ages of 3 to 80+. The games receive no central funding and all monies must be raised via the Local Organising Committee.
