LPWire: U.S. Olympian Chris Klug and Actor Larry Hagman Kick Off 2002 U.S. Transplant Games
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U.S. Olympian Chris Klug, left, and girlfriend Missy April participate in the 'Share a
Dream Come True' parade at the Magic Kingdom
U.S. Olympian Chris Klug and Actor Larry
Hagman Kick Off 2002 U.S. Transplant Games
The 2002 U.S. Transplant Games at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex promises to be an athletic event like no other, filled with emotion, personal achievement and medical miracles. Two thousand participants, all of whom have received some type of life-saving organ transplant (kidney, heart, lung, liver, bone marrow, etc.) will complete in 13 sports at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla.
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On June 26, U.S. Olympian Chris Klug, a liver transplant recipient and a 2002 Olympic snowboarding bronze medallist, kicked off the 2002 competition with an appearance in the "Share a Dream Come True" parade at the Magic Kingdom (see below).
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U.S. Olympian and liver transplant recipient Chris Klug (Aspen, Colo.) lights the torch
June 26 during the opening ceremonies of the 2002 U.S. Transplant Games at Disney's Wide
World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Klug, who captured a bronze medal in
snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, welcomed more than 2,000 transplant
athletes to Walt Disney World Resort who will compete in 13 sports June 26-29.
The biennial U.S. Transplant Games, presented by the National Kidney Foundation, celebrates the achievements of those individuals who have received or donated life-saving organ transplants. The 2002 U.S. Transplant Games is being held June 26-29 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex. In addition to proving that transplant recipients can lead normal lives, the event encourages others to become organ donors.
--Posted June 28, 2002
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