Newcastle may have no chance of hosting the Olympics, but a major sporting event is coming here soon. The Australian Transplant Games were launched this week and start on September 29.
The games, which are being held in the Hunter for the first time, will bring 500 athletes and as many supporters to the city.
The competitors will include children and adults who have received kidney, heart, lung, liver or other transplants.
Chief executive officer of Transplant Australia, Chris Thomas, came to the 1233 ABC studios to speak with Aaron Kearney when he was in Newcastle to launch the event.
He says there are two main reasons for staging the games.
"It's to help them rehabilitate and get exercising and make sure that they look after that really precious commodity that's on board," he says.
"They've been given the gift of life, and we want them to be able to look after it.
"They'll be quite emotional, they'll be thanking their donors and they'll also just be celebrating life.
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