WA grabs gold in Transplant Games

Osborne Park hosted the bowls events for the World Transplant Games held in Perth in April, and it was success on the greens for two of our local competitors. The event showcases the wonderful side of humanity, with just as many inspiring stories as there were performances.

Two WA players won gold in the bowls, with North Perth’s Jamie Stewart grabbing the in the 40-49 age group. Stewart had a double lung transplant in 2007 and now some 16 years later he has achieved a wonderful result in a gold medal.

Dalkeith-Nedlands’ Esther Scott also won gold, in the 80+ age group, however Scott’s performance didn’t stop there. Adding to her gold in the bowls, she won gold in the Darts, Petanque, Ten Pin Bowling and the 5km walk – a five gold medal haul!

A truly feelgood event and one in which our local competitors did their country, their donor families and most importantly themselves, proud!