This year's main multi-sport tournament “Games of the Future” begins in Astana. They will bring together more than 800 cyber athletes from 50 countries and present 8 unique disciplines. Competition prize fund: more than four million dollars. The report will be carried out in 100 countries. Whether the Kazakh capital is ready to take a step towards combining traditional sports with digital technology remains to be seen, says MIR 24 correspondent Kirill Potemkin.
For Astana, this is not just a visual event but also an application to assert its leading position in the world of sports. The organizing committee took about 1.5 years to prepare for the tournament. Now it's time to show everyone how in the “nomad land” they know how to combine numbers with classic sports.
Gulnaz Amangali is also ready to participate in the multi-sports forum at home. She performs in the form of “phygital dance”. This is when, together with your opponent, you need to repeat the movements of the characters in the video game. Participants will be judged on accuracy, style and sense of rhythm.
“Since I dance on stage, charisma, smiles and energy are always important. But as I understand it, the most important thing here is the accuracy of the movements. That is, we dance with a remote control in our hands and the computer reads through it,” said Gulnaz Amangali, a participant in the Future Games.
The remaining sports that cyber athletes will compete in are team sports. To win, you need to score points first in the digital world, then real points on the football field, floor or octagon.
“The concept worked. She has a lot of fans not only in Kazakhstan, where the competition will be held, but all over the world. Participants come to us from five continents. Believe me: there will be a lot of really interesting professional athletes here.
The new generation matches will be held at four main sports venues in the capital: QAZAQSTAN athletics complex, Barys Arena ice palace, National Tennis Center and Martial Arts Palace named after Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov. The organizers are preparing special performances for fans at each location.
“With us, the viewer can come and play, experiencing for himself the discipline that, in fact, he came to compete for.
The countdown to the start of the large-scale multi-sport tournament in April was launched by Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
“Digitalization and the introduction of artificial intelligence are now one of the key elements in the comprehensive modernization of our country, from the public administration system to the creative industries. In the summer, the Olympics of the Future will be held in Astana. The new sports format will allow a more active integration of advanced technologies into everyday life and, more importantly, will contribute to the popularization of sports among young people.
“The Games of the Future in Astana will last 12 days. During this time, the best cybersports athletes will compete in eight physical disciplines. MIR 24 viewers will be among the first to learn about the main events of the forum from daily reports and the Game Diary.