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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Zach on June 20, 2016, 08:03:38 AM

Title: European Transplant and Dialysis Sport Championships
Post by: Zach on June 20, 2016, 08:03:38 AM

The 9th European Transplant and Dialysis Sport Championships are held in Vantaa, Finland on 10.–17.7.2016. The Games are open for all kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, bonemarrow transplant recipients and dialysis patients.

The Games are a multi-sport event. The sports are volleyball, badminton, tennis, table tennis, cycling, petanque, swimming, darts, golf, mini-marathon and athletics. Athletes are divided into age groups (18–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, 70+)

Previous Games

2014 Krakow, Poland
2012 Zagreb, Croatia
2010 Dublin, Ireland
2008 Wurzburg, Germany
2006 Pécs, Hungary
2004 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2002 Balatonaliga, Hungary
2000 Athens, Greece

http://www.vantaa2016.fi/en/games/etdsc

Title: Re: European Transplant and Dialysis Sport Championships
Post by: kickingandscreaming on June 20, 2016, 08:06:46 AM

I'm running right over, gasping for breath and clutching my heart!  I'm SURE i'm a contender.:sarcasm;

Title: Re: European Transplant and Dialysis Sport Championships
Post by: Michael Murphy on June 20, 2016, 02:12:21 PM

The only event I could enter would be the down hill roll.

Title: Re: European Transplant and Dialysis Sport Championships
Post by: Rerun on June 20, 2016, 08:56:24 PM

In 1992 they had the U.S. Transplant Games in Los Angeles and I went .... in bowling.  I don't even remember how we did but we got to go to Disney Land for a day.   :cheer: