The children, who have all had transplants, are aged between 6 and 17
A group of young people who have undergone kidney transplants will represent Belfast at the British Transplant Games this week.
The four-day event attracts around 1,000 transplant athletes and more than 1,700 supporters. Transplant recipients including children as young as three can compete in more than 25 sports.All seven children from Northern Ireland, are representing the Royal Victoria Children's Hospital as the Belfast team. Kidney Care and Children's Kidney Fund NI send the children over to compete in the games each year.
"The experience of the British Transplant Games is a great way of raising that important awareness of organ donation, and having that chat with your family." "The British Transplant Games are a celebration of life. While most of the patients will have undergone organ transplant surgery of some kind, such as a heart, lung or liver transplant, kidney patients are particularly well represented. Approximately 60% of transplant competitors in the Games are kidney recipients, or on dialysis, with around 300 child competitors.
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