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World Transport Games 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

The World Transplant Games, which culminated in Durban on Saturday with a moving closing ceremony, was deemed a resounding success by athletes and organisers.<\/p>\n

1800 participants from 50 countries enjoyed Durban\u2019s sunshine in weather conditions that were warmer than the last Summer Games held in Sweden in 2011.<\/p>\n

This is the first time that the Games have been held on African soil and the delegates were overwhelmed by the opening ceremony, featuring Zulu culture and a mass choir of 1 300 members of the public singing the official World Transplant Games song.<\/p>\n

Several athletes are celebrating breaking World Transplant Games records, including eight South Africans: Over 50 records were broken at the two day athletic event.<\/p>\n

Long Jump 15 \u2013 17 Philemon Mogotsi 5.31m
\nShot Put 15 \u2013 17 Herculaas Lamprecht 9.52m
\nDiscus Women 60 \u2013 69 Heilie Uys 19.14m
\n50m Boys 9 \u2013 11 Jacques Boshoff 8.42
\nJavelin Men 30 \u2013 39 Dawid Van Den Berg 31.53m
\nCricketball Women 60 \u2013 69 Heilie Uys 29.99
\nJavelin Men 50 \u2013 59 Lourens Schultz 35.01m
\nJavelin Men 60 \u2013 69 Heilie Uys 18.03m<\/p>\n

Heilie Uys of St Francis Bay won gold in golf and was nominated best lady golfer in the Games.\u00a0 In addition, she won gold for shotput and broke Transplant Games world records for javelin, discus and shotput.\u00a0 Uys, who has had a kidney transplant, has more than medals and records to her name.\u00a0 She is also the National Secretary for SATSA, The South African Transplant Sports Association, the Secretary of the local World Transplant Games Organising Committee.<\/p>\n

Swedish athlete, Martha Ehlin, encapsulated the agony that most of these athletes have experienced; \u201cWhen you are on the list, waiting for a donor, you are not waiting, you are fighting for your life and we are now celebrating our lives at this event in Durban.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ehlin, who had five transplants during a seventeen hour operation, won five gold medals in her home-town of Sweden and won gold for shotput, javelin and cricket ball in South Africa and silver in high jump. She competed in four sports at athletics and volleyball, one dedicated to each of her five organ transplants.<\/p>\n

Howard Dell running for United States got his record that he so desperately wanted. He broke the 200m World Transplant Games, competing against the record holder Andre Lassooij from the Netherlands. Dell, whose two 100m record breaking runs on Friday (yesterday) were wind-assisted, was thrilled with his run of 25.96.<\/p>\n

Montague Summers of Australia broke two world Transplants Games records for 800 and 1500 metres and equalled the 400metre WTG record.\u00a0 He has raised AUD 16 000 (approx R160 000,00) for an organ donor project to inspire transplantees to integrate in society and sport.<\/p>\n

The next World Transplant Games will be held in Mardelplata, Argentina, in 2015.<\/p>\n

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