FAQ: General

The Donor Games is a series of virtual and in-person fitness competitions designed to showcase the impressive health and fitness of living kidney and liver donors from around the country. The Donor Games include Donor Games Open competitions (virtual), Donor Games Regional events (in-person), and the Donor Games Championship (in-person, by invitation only).

In a 2023 survey, 73% of respondents felt that donating a kidney would negatively affect their health. The Donor Games was created to refute this widely held misconception by showcasing the impressive health and fitness of donors from around the country.

Donor Games events are open to everyone: living kidney donors, living liver donors, transplant recipients, and interested athletes.

Donor Games Open events award cash prizes to the top five competitors in each of five categories: Living Donor Men, Living Donor Women, Transplant Recipient Men, Transplant Recipient Women, General Men, and General Women. As of 2025, cash prizes for Donor Games events range from $100 to $5,000

You must be at least 18 years old on the competition start date to compete.

Workouts are determined by the Donor Games staff of judges. They are usually inspired by CrossFit workouts.

International athletes are welcome to compete in virtual Donor Games Open events and attend in-person Donor Games Regional events. Please note that cash prizes can only be paid via ACH to a US bank account owned by a competitor with a Social Security Number.

All Donor Games events offer modified workouts. The specifics for modified or scaled workouts can be found on the event page (for Open events) or will be provided at the event (for in-person events). Please note that athletes who complete scaled or modified workouts will be ranked after athletes who complete the standard workout. Athletes in the General category who complete a modified workout are not eligible for cash prizes.