September 14, 2024
Donor Games 2024 Championship
In the fourth annual Donor Games Championship, competitors including kidney and liver donors, transplant recipients and National Kidney Registry employees and partners will come together in a spirited competition testing strength and endurance.
The Donor Games 2024 Championship will be held on September 14, 2024, at Affinity Athletics in Stamford, Connecticut. Participation is by invitation only.
Donors and recipients will earn invitations to participate with travel and lodging covered by the NKR based upon their rankings in the 2024 season leaderboard.
View the Season Leaderboard.
Donor Games Championship Workouts
The 2024 Championship will feature a new spin on the Burn & Bench workout along with a new Donor Games workout, The Pike. This year's final workout will be the Heavy Murph.
Burn & Bench
1/2 Mile Run (buy-in)
1-Rep Max Bench Press
10-Minute Time Cap | Bench Press Weight for Rank
The Pike
21-15-9 Rep Scheme
Toes to Bar
Echo Bike (cals)
Heavy Murph
Full Sets of:
10 Strict Pull-ups
20 Shoulder Presses (50 pounds for men/30 pounds for women)
30 Split Squats
40 Sit-ups
As Many Reps As Possible
25-Minute Time Cap
Cash Prizes
Male Athletes:
1st - $5,000
2nd - $4,000
3rd - $3,000
4th - $2,000
5th - $1,000
Female Athletes:
1st - $5,000
2nd - $4,000
3rd - $3,000
4th - $2,000
5th - $1,000
- Cash prizes are open to donor and recipient athletes only.
- In addition to the above prizes, each individual event winner (male and female) will receive $1,000.
- Athletes are NOT required to compete in all three events, but must do so to be eligible for the overall cash prizes.
- The top five male and female finishers will receive medallions.
- All participants will receive a Donor Games 2024 Championship T-shirt.
