Susan Burri earned South Africa’s first medal at the World Transplant Games in Perth; she won a silver for the 5km road race over the weekend.
Perth, Australia (17 April 2023) – The World Transplant Games are underway and already the South Africans are flying the flag high! Susan Burri became the first South African to earn a medal at the 2023 games in Perth.
The games are taking place in Perth, Australia from the 15th of April to the 22nd of April 2023. 40 South African athletes are in attendance and working towards making us all proud!
This is an opportunity for transplanted athletes to show their gratitude towards living donors and families of deceased donors. They have the opportunity to compete in sports which they would otherwise not get the chance to do on a professional stage, due to medications taken after transplants.
Over 1500 athletes are competing from around the world in a total of 13 sporting codes. These include cycling, the 5km road race (which Susan won the silver for), badminton, table tennis and regular tennis, squash, golf, ten-pin-bowling, petanque, darts, lawn bowls, swimming, track and field, and athletics.
Susan Burri completed the 5km Road Race with a time of 00:33:51. Up next for the teams includes events such as squash, 5km and 10km cycling, golf, pentaque and vollyball. We will be sure to keep you updated on South Africa’s participation in these sports.
The South African team arrived in Perth, a place that is very similar to home, over the weekend and are ready to fly the flag for our country. Below you can see the team at the airport.
Take a look at the team flying the flag during the opening ceremony over the weekend.
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