The All-Russian Federation of Phygital Sports is being created. Period
The World Games of Future announce a contest for the development of phygital sports in Russian regions. Applications for participation are accepted until July 29, 2022.
Phygital (Physical + Digital) is a combination of physical and digital – it is the reality in which the modern world has been living for a long time. And sport is no exception. Even the most conservative sports disciplines who stick to traditional ways do not neglect innovations and become more technology-oriented. Therefore the main goal of the contest is to unite like-minded people and introduce a trend for phygitality. The rules of participation are simple: it is necessary to present an idea for developing phygital-sport in one’s region and fill-in the application form on the
web-site. The results of the contest will be summed up until August 17. The authors of the best projects will get an opportunity to be at the head of phygital-sport development in their respective region with the support of the Association with Limited Liabilities World Games of Future including the subsequent interaction with the All-Russian Federation of Phygital Sport as a regional affiliate.
The inaugural Games of Future in phygital format will be held in 2024 in Kazan. Participants of the tournament will be competing in 16 hybrid disciplines with each of them combining classic sport, eSports or VR-/AR-technology.
Throughout the bidding campaign meant to select the host city of the Games of Future several dozens of bids from Russian cities were received. Last June at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum the deputy chairman of the Russian government Dmitry Chernyshenko pronounced Kazan the winner of the contest for the right to hold the tournament.