World Transplant Games Federation

The World Transplant Games Federation (abbreviated as WTGF) is a United Kingdom-based non-profit organisation that aims to promote amateur sport amongst organ transplant recipients, living donors and donor families. The WTGF promotes the study of transplantation and aims to educate the public and raise awareness of the world shortage of donor organs. It shares new knowledge from biological/clinical studies and promotes the mental and moral improvement for recipients, living donors and donor families; and fosters international friendship and relations.

The World Transplant Games Federation
AbbreviationWTGF
Formation
  • 1978 (1978)
    (Established)
  • 29 June 2017 (2017-06-29)
    (Legally incorporated)
FounderDr Maurice Slapak
Founded atEngland
PurposePromoting amateur sport amongst organ transplant recipients and associated activities most notably the organisation of World Transplant Games events
Headquarters1 Winnall Valley Road, Winchester, UK
Region
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, England and Wales, United States
Services
  • Education/training
  • The advancement of health or saving of lives
  • Amateur sport
President
Chris Thomas
AffiliationsInternational Olympic Committee
Websitewww.wtgf.org
[1][2]

Established in 1978,[2] the WTGF was formally incorporated in 2017 and is responsible for the organisation of World Transplant Games events, including the Summer Transplant Games and the Winter Transplant Games, both held every two years, on alternate years.

The WTGF is affiliated with the International Olympic Committee[3] and its headquarters are located in Winchester.

Presidents

The leading executive officer of the WTGF is called the president; and since formation the following have served in this role:

OrdinalOfficeholderCountryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Dr Maurice SlapakEngland1978 (1978)2004 (2004)25–26 years[2]
2Olivier CoustereFrance2004 (2004)2015 (2015)10–11 years
3Chris ThomasAustraliaAugust 2015 (2015-08)incumbent5–6 years[4]

References
  1. "Search: The World Transplant Games Federation". Registered charities in England and Wales. Charity Commission. n.d. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. "About us: Past Presidents". The World Transplant Games Federation. 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "SPORT FOR ALL: IOC SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH WORLD TRANSPLANT GAMES FEDERATION" (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. "About us: Our team". The World Transplant Games Federation. 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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