A 13-year-old Bengalurean child will be the youngest Indian to contest in the World Transplant Games.
Story so far: In 2019, when 9-year-old Varun Anand was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), his life turned upside down. Now, the 13-year-old Bengalurean will be the youngest Indian player to compete in the World Transplant Games (WTG) 2023 in Perth, Australia.
- Varun will compete in the racquet sports category. His mother, Deepa, will also compete in the WTG games’ donor category.
- Varun attributes his successful conquest of an uphill climb to Deepa, who donated one of her kidneys to him.
Tell me more? CKD is a condition in which the kidneys gradually become permanently damaged and can’t filter blood for over three months. For some late-stage patients, the only solution is a kidney transplant.
- The WTG games aim to inform the global public about the importance of organ donation. It also showcases the positive outcomes of transplantation.