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General Assembly 2019 in Vitoria-Gasteiz

The annual General Assembly of the European Heart and Lung Transplant Federation (EHLTF) took place on the 12th to 14th June 2019 in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain). Representatives of all member countries met to prepare for the next championships. We visited the sports facilities in Vitoria and received the latest informations on the preparation of the 2020 EHLTF Championships.

We want to sa THANK YOU to Brendan Gilligan who has been our chairman for the last 6 years. Henk Bakker was chosen to take the place and we congratulation him to the new post.

The LOC showed us the sports facilities and presented itself as very well prepared for the games. We looking forward to come back next year 8-12 june 2020 with all of you friends!

Here are some impressions of the wonderfull green city ...

We recommend you before or after the games to visit other places in the beautiful Basque Country for example like Bilbao, San Sebastian.

Here you find some tips for your holidays in the region: https://tourism.euskadi.eus/en/

EHLTC 2020 will take place Vitoria Gasteiz

We look forward to the next EHLTC in Vitoria Gasteiz (Spain). Vitoria Gasteiz is the capital of the Basque Country. At the final evening in Lignano, the EHLTF flag was handed over to the representatives from Spain (Maite San Saturnino, Emilio Bautista Soto).

More information soon ...

EHLTC Lignano Sabbiadoro 2018

The 17th European Heart and Lung Transplant Championships took place from June 11-16 in Lignano Sabbiadoro. The championships were a big avowal to organ donation and life after a transplant.

As expected, the competitions could be carried out in the best weather. Directly from the sports grounds led a way to the beach of the northern Adriatic, where you could go swimming in wonderful water. The participants were in the grounds of the sports park GTur in Lignano housed in different buildings. Clean accommodations and very good food were an affair of honor for our Italian hosts. Especially the opening and closing evenings were culinary highlights.

A total of 229 athletes (62 female and 167 male) and 169 supporters took part in the games.

Many thanks to the organization around Nevio Toneatto for the excellent games in Italy!

Preparation for the games in Italy are on schedule

From 09. - 11. March 2018 President Brendan Gilligan and the MC members Jenny Björk and Karsten Zeh visited the venue for the EHLTC 2018 in Italy and convinced themselves of the state of preparation for the games. After visiting various places and sports facilities it can be said that the LOC in Italy is working hard to prepare the games and that all activities are on schedule.

EHLTC Lignano Sabbiadoro 2018

The next games will take place from 11 to 16 June 2018 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.
The members of the board were already able to convince themselves of the state of the preparations and are sure that they will be impressive games.

There you come to the website of the EHLTC Lignano Sabbiadoro ➜

16th European Heart and Lung Transplant Championships

Vantaa, Finland 2016

The 2016 Championships, were hosted by the Finnish Sports Association of Persons with Disabilities to promote transplantation success and encourage organ donation in Finland.