WhenwesaidgoodbyetoeachotherinCagliariin2 t thatEuropeancountrieswouldhavetowaitanotherfouryearstomeetagain COVIDhaschangedandrewrittenourlives.Wemissedsomanythings,lost manyfriendsandrelatives,andsadlylostETDSCDublin2020amongstmany othercancelledsocialandtransplantevents. Thankstomedicalscience,vaccinationhasmadeitpossibleforustomeet hereinOxford,forthe11thtimeinthehistoryoftheEuropeanChampionships andforthefirsttimeinGreatBritainandNorthernIreland ThisChampionshipwillbeheldinthecountrywhichisthecradleoftransplant sport,sincethefirstTransplantGamesinPortsmouthin1978.Theeventis organisedbyTransplantSportUK,whichhasrunanannualBritishTransplant Gamesforover40years. Iamsurethiscompetitionwillbeunforgettableforallofus!Agreateventlike thisrequiresalotoforganisationandwork.OnbehalfofeveryoneattendingI wouldliketosayabigthankyoutoRadleyCollege,BlenheimPalaceand OxfordUniversityHospitalforhostingtheChampionships.Aspecialmention mustgototheLocalOrganisingCommitteemembers,andallthesponsors, eventorganisersandvolunteerhelperswhohavecontributedtomakingthese Championshipshappenin2022. IwishalltheathletesagreatGames,success,goodhealth,newfriendships andasupertimeinOxford! JuditBerente ETDSFPresident Welcome!
It’stime:timetocycle,run,swim,pickupyour racquet,throwadart;timetodoyourthingat theETDG2022.Wearebackafterfourlong yearsandveryhappytobeinhistoric Oxfordshire,andintheUKforthefirsttime COVIDhasimpactedanxiety,fearandisolation tosomanyclinicallyvulnerabletransplantand dialysisrecipientsoverthelasttwoyearsand stoppeduscelebratingthegiftoflife Weare delightedtowelcomethelargestever EuropeanTransplantandDialysisGameswith ahugeBritishwelcometoalltransplant recipients,dialysisparticipants,livingdonors anddonorfamiliestooneoftheoldest universitycitiesinEurope Itisgoingtobea veryspecialGamestoshowwecanallreturn toournormallivesdespiteCOVID,andonce againdemonstratethelifechangingand savingimpactoforgandonationand transplantationthroughsportandfriendship Comeandseethepoweroforgandonationfor yourselfateventsoversevendaysinthe world famoussurroundingsofOxford,Radley CollegeandBlenheimPalace Cheeronthe athletes,learnabouttheirincrediblefight againstorganfailureandbepartofavery specialETDG2022.Wearereadytogiveyoua verywarmwelcometotheEuropean transplantanddialysisfamilyandpromisethe ETDG2022willbeextraspecial DrPaulHarden Chairman,ETDG2022 AtWTG2019weintroducedthesuccessful roleofInternationalTeamLiaisonwhichis provingveryvaluableforETDGOxford Being aTeamManager(GB&NIandformerheart /lungtransplantco ordinator),Iunderstand ourcommonneedsandquestions.I recognisetheimportanceofregular communicationandthechallengeof managingexpectations.Iadmirethegreat effortorganisingyourteamsandcoping withtheEnglishlanguage.Thisyearposes theadditionalchallengeofCOVIDand resultantanxiety Ourtransplantfamilyhas lostmanyfriendssincewelastmetin SardiniaandNewcastle,andwewill rememberthemallaswecelebratelife togetherinOxford Iknowwewillall experiencemanyemotions:happy,sad, exhausted,butwithlotsoffunandlaughter.I alwayscarrymytissuesandsunglasseswith me!Inthespiritofsportandfriendship,and ingivingthankstothedonorfamiliesand livedonors,Ihopethatyousavourand cherisheverymomentandexperiencewith us. LynneHolt PatronofTransplantSport InternationalTeamLiaison, ETDG2022 ThinkTransplant | ThinkDonation | ThinkSport Let's Go European Transplant and Dialysis Games 2022!
PartyBoatFlotillatoRadleyCollege 18:00 FollyBridge,Oxford:OX14JU JakeMorrellBand 21:30 RadleyCollege:CoffeeShop/Bar(3) ScheduleofEvents Sunday21August Monday22August Event Time
Event Time Venue Athletes'Gathering 15:00 OxfordCity OpeningCeremony 16:00
S c h e d u l e o f E v e n t s Tuesday23August Event
5kmRun 17:30 BlenheimPalace:OX201PP
SheldonianTheatre,Oxford:OX13AZ Venue
Swimming 09:00 RadleyCollege:SwimmingPool(9) TenPinBowlingDoubles 09:30
Darts 09:00 RadleyCollege:BarkerGym(7) BadmintonSingles 09:00 RadleyCollege:SportsCentre(8) TenPinBowlingSingles 09:30
HollywoodBowl,Oxford:OX44XP
MammaMiaFancyDressSingAlong 21:00
HollywoodBowl,Oxford:OX44XP OxfordGolfClub:OX41PF
RadleyCollege:Theatre(5) Time Venue
TennisSingles 09:30 RadleyCollege:AstroPitch2(14) Golf 11:00
Event Time Venue TableTennisSingles 09:00 RadleyCollege:SportsCentre(8) Football 09:00 Pétanque 09:00 BlenheimPalace:OX201PP CyclingRoadRace 18:30 BlenheimPalace:OX201PP ETDSFGeneralAssembly 20:00 RadleyCollege:ScienceLectureTheatre(10) Event Time Venue Athletics:TrackEvents 09.00 RadleyCollege:AthleticsTrack(13) TableTennisDoubles 09:00 RadleyCollege:SportsCentre(8) Athletics:ThrowingEvents 09:00 TilsleyPark,Abingdon:OX141PU TennisDoubles 09:30 RadleyCollege:AstroPitch2(14) Archery 09:30 RadleyCollege:CricketPitches(11) 007Evening 21:00 RadleyCollege:Theatre(5) Thursday25August Friday26August S c h e d u l e o f E v e n t s Event Time Venue BadmintonDoubles 09:00 RadleyCollege:SportsCentre(8) Volleyball 09:30 WhiteHorseTennisCentre:OX143PJ Pétanque 09:30 BlenheimPalace:OX201PP CyclingTimeTrial 17:30 BlenheimPalace:OX201PP Wednesday24August Event Time Venue Athletics 09:00 RadleyCollege:AthleticsTrack(13) Squash 09:30 RadleyCollege:SportsCentre(8) ClosingCeremony 17:00 RadleyCollege GalaBall 19:00 RadleyCollege Saturday27August RadleyCollege:AstroPitch1(14)
CampusMap:RadleyCollege
ADayinHistoricOxford CentralOxfordissmallandeasytonavigate,sowhynottaketheopportunitytoexplore thecitybeforemakingyourwaytotheSheldonianTheatrefortheOpeningCeremony? WesuggestseekingoutChristChurchMeadows,whichcanbeaccessedfromSt Aldatesandisagreenoasisinthecentreofthecity,withthebanksoftheRiverThames withineasywalkingdistance. AgreatplacetoheadforabitetoeatisthenewlyrefurbishedWestgateOxford.Aswell asahostofshops,youwillfindtheStreetFoodCourtonthegroundfloor,offeringcasual dining.Ifyouarelookingformoreformalrestaurants,headuptotheRooftopTerrace, whereyouwillfindavarietyofrestaurantsandgreatviewsofthecity. Afewminutes'walkawayisacontrastingshoppinganddiningexperience.Oxford's famousCoveredMarketishometospecialistindependenttraderssellinguniquegoods, fromclothesandjewellerytomeat,freshfruitandcheese.Themarketdatesbacktothe 1770sandmanyofthebusinessesarefamilyowned,havingbeenpassedonthrough thegenerations. Clockwise,fromtopleft:TheSheldonianTheatre;ChristChurchCollege; RiverThamesfromFollyBridge;WestgateOxford
1 2 4 3 5 SheldonianTheatre VenuefortheOpeningCeremony,locatedonBroadStreet.Starttime:16:00. FollyBridge DeparturelocationfortravelbyboattoRadleyCollege.Departuretime:18:00. ChristChurchMeadows,ChristChurchCollege&Cathedral EntrytoChristChurchMeadowsisfreeofchargeandisabeautifullocationforapicnicorwalk Entry totheCollegeandCathedralischargedseparately Aself guidedtourtakesbetween45and90 minutes WestgateOxford Recentlyredevelopedandreopenedin2017,WestgateOxfordhasalargerangeofshopsanddining options CoveredMarket Oxford'sfamousCoveredMarketisauniqueshowcasefortheverybestinlocalcrafts,foodanddrink lookoutfortheentrancesalongCornmarketStreetandHighStreet. 1 2 3 4 5
Programme Organmusicduringarrivalandassembly ParadeofEuropeanAthletes:AccompaniedbyWantageSilverBand Welcome:JuditBerendt,President,ETDSF 'MarchingOn':AdamIsaac Let'sGoETDG2022:PaulHarden,Chairman,TransplantSport Sonnet18:WilliamShakespeare,readbyEmmaGarden EnigmaVariations:NimrodbyElgar,StuartWhattonOrgan AthletesOath 'SilverLining':AdamIsaac Declaration:ETDG2022isopen WantageSilverBand HOSTEDBYSUSIEDENT OpeningCeremony oftheEuropeanTransplant andDialysisGames2022 SheldonianTheatre,Oxford | Sunday,21August | 16:00
TheSheldonianTheatrewasbuilt between1664-1669anddesignedby thearchitectCristopherWrenwho wasProfessorofAstronomyatOxford aged30.LaterhedesignedStPaul’s CathedralinLondonaftertheGreat Fire TheSheldonianwasinspiredby Romantheatresandhasmany classicalreferences,includingits famousD shape.Itistheprincipal assemblyroomoftheUniversityof OxfordwheretheUniversity Congregationmeetsregularlyand degreeceremoniesoccur. Sonnet18 ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday? ByWilliamShakespeare ShallIcomparetheetoasummer’sday? Thouartmorelovelyandmoretemperate: RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay, Andsummer’sleasehathalltooshortadate; Sometimetoohottheeyeofheavenshines, Andoftenishisgoldcomplexiondimm'd; Andeveryfairfromfairsometimedeclines, Bychanceornature’schangingcourseuntrimm'd; Butthyeternalsummershallnotfade, Norlosepossessionofthatfairthouow’st; Norshalldeathbragthouwander’stinhisshade, Whenineternallinestotimethougrow’st: Solongasmencanbreatheoreyescansee, Solonglivesthis,andthisgiveslifetothee
Foundedin1847,RadleyCollegeisan independentboardingschoolforboys. Theschoolcovers800acres,including playingfields,agolfcourse,alake,and farmland.RadleyCollegeisoneofonly threepublicschoolstohaveretained theboys only,boarding onlytradition, theothersbeingHarrowandEton. Theschoolwasoriginallyhousedin RadleyHall,nowknownas‘Mansion’ RadleyHallwasbuiltinthe1720sforthe Stonhousefamily Laterinthe18th centurytheestatepassedtotheBowyer family,whocommissionedCapability Browntore designthegrounds.After theschoolwasfounded,extensive buildingworktookplace,beginningwith Chapel(replacedbythecurrent buildingin1895),FSocialandthe Octagon(theearliestliving accommodationfortheboys),Clock Tower,andin1910thedininghall. Theschool completedits expansionin2021, takingthenumberof boysfrom680to760, withtheopeningof anadditional boardinghouse, LSocial,andthe extensionofChapel WellknownOldRadleiansincludetheOlympicrowersCharlieElwes,TomGeorgeandOllie Wynne Griffith,formerEnglandcricketer,AndrewStrauss,comedianPeterCookandthe actorDesmondLlewelyn,bestknownforplayingQinmanyJamesBondfilms. Fromtop:Mansion(left)andChapel(right);Dininghall; Left:aerialviewshowingtheathleticstrackandtenniscourts;Right:LSocial,fullyopenedin2021 WelcometoRadleyCollege
collectionsinEurope.EnjoytheopulentStateRoomsandadmiretheportraits,tapestriesand exquisitefurniturewhilelearningaboutthe300
Clockwise,fromtopleft:Astunningbird'seyeviewofthepalaceandgrounds;getsetforthecyclingtimetrial (Wednesdayevening,24August)andcyclingroadrace(Thursdayevening,25August);BlenheimPalace's beautifullake;the5kmrunwilltakeplaceatBlenheimPalaceonTuesdayevening,23August.
Blenheim'sparklandandgardensareworldrenowned takeastrolluptotheGrand CascadesoraroundtheLaketoadmiresomeofthefinestviewsinEngland,lookingoutfor thehistoricalmonumentssuchastheColumnofVictory,GrandBridgeandTempleofDiana. Discoveranarrayofformalgardens,includingtheRoseGarden,WaterTerracesandSecret Garden. BlenheimPalaceisnotonlyaniconicpartofhistory,butalsoaliving,changingexperience withawealthofsportingandculturalevents,themedexhibitionsandtoursthroughout theyear
Receiveawarmwelcomeintothehomeofthe12thDukeandDuchessofMarlboroughand thebirthplaceofSirWinstonChurchill. WelcometoBlenheimPalace
Thismasterpieceof18thCenturyBaroquearchitecturehousessomeofthefinestantique yearhistoryofthisNationalTreasure.
TeamOxfordcanbeextremelyproudoftheirefforts.Takingatotal teamof40(28Competitorsand12supporters)andreturningwith animpressivehaulof36medals,8ofwhichwereGold,13Silver and15Bronze TeamOxfordaretransplantpatientswhohavereceivedalife enhancingtransplantattheOxfordTransplantCentre.An impressive50%ofTeamOxfordwereyoungadultpatients(aged 16 30)andwereencouragedtoparticipateinthegamesthrough theOxfordYoungAdultClinic.Thisyearthereweresixnew TheBritishTransplantGamestookplaceinLeeds lastmonth,afterthreeyearsoflockdownsand shieldingduetotheCOVIDpandemic.Over2,200 transplantrecipients,livedonors,donorfamiliesand supportersgatheredforfourdaysofsport, celebrationsandsurprises 24eventstookplace, over2,100medalsweregivenoutand1,340runners joinedtheannualDonorRundesignedtothank donorsanddonorfamiliesforgivingtheultimate giftoflife Itwasafantasticfourdaysallowing transplantpatientsandfamiliestore connectand havefun. TransplantTeamOxford BackwithaBang! TransplantSportandtheBritishGames organisershaveworkedinpartnershipwithNHS BloodandTransplanttodevelopaYorkshire DonorCard,designedtoleavealegacyanda commitmenttoorgandonationintheregion.We hopetofollowthisinitiativewithaThamesValley specificdonorcardfor2023asalegacyofthe EuropeanGames. participantswhoallperformedamazinglywell, eachreturningwithamedal Thefootballteam thisyearmanagedtosecureBronzeafterwinning thethirdplaceplayoff.TeamManagerDaley Crossisimmenselyproudoftheteam."Iwantto sayahugewelldonetoallourcompetitorsthis year,youmadeOxfordproudandyourdonors evenprouder"
WithThankstoour Oxford2022Partners
