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Whitehall man medals at Transplant Games

Mark Payson donated a kidney to a stranger in 2010 and now participates with Team Philadelphia at the Transplant Games of America.

Mark Payson, of Whitehall, won several medals during the 2018 Transplant Games of America, held Aug. 2-7 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

He won gold in the 1500m, 800m and 400m, silver in the 1500m walk and 5K and bronze in the high jump while representing Lehigh, Northampton and Berks counties on Team Philadelphia.

Payson donated one of his kidneys in 2010.

There were 12 competitors from the Lehigh Valley on Team Philadelphia, which covered eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware.

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