Transplant athletes return with 34 medals

Ireland’s 24 athletes who competed in the World Transplant Games have returned home with a haul of 34 medals

The team were greeted with a rapturous welcome yesterday by family, friends, and supporters when they came through the Arrivals Hall at Dublin Airport’s Terminal 2 proudly displaying their 12 gold, 10 silver, and 12 bronze medals.

The team, in age from 12 to 68, were 14th overall on the medals table at the Games which involved 1,000 organ transplant recipients from 50 countries.