Beyond the record attempt, participants competed in swimming, track and field, pickleball, basketball, Youth Olympiad, and ballroom dancing. Non-athletic events included Texas Hold’em, trivia, and Lyrics for Life.
However, TGA is more than competitions; for some, it was showing what life is like after giving or receiving an organ. Others met their donor or donor’s family for the first time, and sponsors showed what their programs had to offer.
After the closing ceremony ended and everyone said their goodbyes, what remained wasn’t about setting a record or the medal count; it was thousands of reminders that one decision, made years ago by a stranger, friend, or family member, might still be changing lives today.
