{"id":29855,"date":"2019-08-05T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=29855"},"modified":"2019-08-05T17:06:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T16:06:07","slug":"westfield-health-british-transplant-games-reaches-new-heights-in-newport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/05\/westfield-health-british-transplant-games-reaches-new-heights-in-newport\/","title":{"rendered":"Westfield Health British Transplant Games reaches new heights in Newport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week (July 25-28th 2019), the city of Newport saw one of the greatest Westfield \"\"Health British Transplant Games to-date with nearly 900 transplant recipients competing over the four-day event to take home a combined haul of over 2,200 bronze, silver and gold medals.
\nThe Games consisted of heart, lung, kidney, liver and other transplant recipients \u2013 some as young as three \u2013 taking part in 21 different events and cheered on by nearly 1,500 supporters.
\nThe focus of the British Transplant Games is firmly on taking part, having fun and celebrating the gift of life, while the line-up of sports included athletics, swimming, football, table tennis cycling and badminton.
\nAfter an enthralling day of track and field on Sunday (July 28th), the Games signed off for another year with two celebration events and a host of awards.
\nBirmingham Children\u2019s Hospital won the Best Children\u2019s Team Award for the 23rd consecutive year while Royal Papworth Hospital took home the title of Best Heart and Lung Team for the fourth year in a row.\"\"<\/p>\n

Sara Clarke, Team Manager for Birmingham Children\u2019s Hospital and Lisa Beaumont, Team Manager of the Leeds Children\u2019s Hospital also received an Outstanding Achievement Award for their relentless dedication to the cause.
\nThe legacy of the Games will be felt in Newport for years to come after the Welsh city was awarded the title of \u2018Donor City\u2019. The Donor City Award was presented by Dr. James Neuberger, a trustee of Transplant Sport \u2013 the charity behind the Games \u2013 and recognises the city\u2019s commitment to encourage those in the region to have the chat about organ donation with their loved ones and opt-in to the NHS Organ Donor Register.
\nNewport becomes only the second ever \u2018Donor City\u2019 after Birmingham was given the honour last year following the 2018 British Transplant Games, which were hosted in the West Midlands. The award of the title \u2018Donor City\u2019 has seen the Leader of Newport City Council Debbie Wilcox passionately pledge to improve organ donation rates moving forward.
\nA pinnacle event for the host charity Transplant Sport, the Games raise awareness of the importance of organ donation. Wales was the first country to introduce a soft opt-out system of the Organ Donor Register in the United Kingdom. Under the opt-out system, consent for organ donation is presumed unless a person had registered against it in advance. However, the final decision on organ donation is still made by loved ones upon death.<\/p>\n

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Dr. James Neuberger said: \u201cStaging the Transplant Games already demonstrates a substantial commitment to the cause of organ donation but the way Newport and the country of Wales embraced this celebratory event was quite remarkable. There was a clear level of devotion to the cause that we hadn\u2019t ever seen before.
\n\u201cTransplant Sport were absolutely delighted to award Newport with the title of \u2018Donor City\u2019 and know the city will follow in Birmingham\u2019s steps to make a real impact on organ donation rates within the region.\u201d
\nFor many of these athletes their focus now switches to the World Transplant Games in NewcastleGateshead (August 17-24, 2019). The British Transplant Games then returns to the West Midlands in Coventry for 2020.
\nThe event was supported by Westfield Health, Welsh Government, Newport City Council, Newport Live the local health boards across Wales, NHS Blood and Transplant, Kidney Care UK, Anthony Nolan Register, Donor Family Network, Global Kidney Foundation and Believe Organ Donor Support. Further sponsors included Friars Walk, Icon Creative Design, Rodney Parade, Celtic Manor, Newport NOW BID, Kidney Research UK, Believe, Children\u2019s Liver Disease Foundation, Pulmonary Hypertension Association, South Wales Argus and Total Events Production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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