DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 14,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a highly competitive
process, Phygital International today announces that
Kazakhstan has been
chosen as the host of the Games of the Future
2026.
This annual tournament, which is the pinnacle event of the
phygital sporting world, received hosting bids from countries
across the world, all bidding to follow the UAE in becoming hosts
of this prestigious event.
Kazakhstan proved
itself the ultimate winner with the Phygital International Expert
Committee judges, after showcasing its expertise in hosting
international tournaments, its state-of-the-art sports venues -
along with the perfect mix of being a nation that embraces sports,
culture and tradition as well as its technology and innovation
capabilities.
The Games of the Future is a unique international event,
which brings together the next generation of dynamic sporting
heroes from all over the world. Phygital International expects the
Games of the Future 2025 in UAE and now, 2026 in
Kazakhstan to welcome thousands of
world-class athletes and esports persons as part of multinational
clubs. They will participate in the multi-sport event which
comprises of a number of phygital sport challenges.
Nis Hatt, CEO of Phygital International, commented: "We're
hugely excited at the prospect of Kazakhstan receiving the phygital flame from
next year's host, the UAE to host the 2026 tournament. It's so
pleasing to see the exponential growth of not only phygital sports,
but also the global phygital community.
"In fact, the host nation bidding process for the Games of
the Future 2027 is already hotting up but there's still
time for other countries to put their bid in before the deadline in
December."
Yerbol Myrzabossynov, Minister of Tourism and Sports, for the
Republic of Kazakhstan comments, "It is a privilege for our
great nation of Kazakhstan to be
awarded the honour of hosting the Games of the Future in 2026. Our
country has supported phygital sport from its very inception, and
we take pride in being the next in line to host this great event
and we're excited to receive the phygital flame from the UAE, who's
hosting in 2025 we greatly look forward to."
The Games of the Future places no restrictions on its
participants and welcomes everyone, regardless of their age, gender
and nationality. The deadline for submitting applications to host
the tournament in 2027 is December 31,
2024.
Notes to Editors
For further information please visit:
Phygitalinternational.com
Phygital International is the promoter of phygital sports
globally and is focused on innovating and redefining sports. It is
the custodian of the Games of the Future, the tournament operator
and oversees the bidding process for each host city.
The World Phygital Community provides a platform for clubs to
enter the Games of the Future by regulating and promoting phygital
sports around the world across a network of members of over 80
countries globally.
The Games of the Future is an annual international event that
fuses the worlds of physical and digital and is the pinnacle of
phygital sport.
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